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Chicago, IL vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 1.8% more likely to be married in Fort Dodge.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Fort Dodge.
 Chicago, ILFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,826329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,136285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,547.493.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.1%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.5%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,19380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.5%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 Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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