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Chicago, IL vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 11.2% more likely to be married in Friday Harbor.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in Friday Harbor.
 Chicago, ILFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,587329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,989285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,197.193.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%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  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.9%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock59880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.3%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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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