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Chicago, IL vs Boise City, ID

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- Boise City is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 26.7% more likely to be married in Boise City.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Boise City.
 Chicago, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock231,537329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock185,787285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,767.493.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock55,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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