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Chicago, IL vs Boulder City, NV

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- Boulder City is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 39.8% more likely to be married in Boulder City.
- The Median Age is 16.7 years older in Boulder City.
 Chicago, ILBoulder City, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,868329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.838.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,966285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock71.493.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILBoulder City, NVUnited 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  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILBoulder City, NVUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILBoulder City, NVUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,93980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.1%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 Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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