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Chicago, IL vs Leander, TX

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- Leander is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 70.3% more likely to be married in Leander.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Leander.
 Chicago, ILLeander, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,696329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,596285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock828.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,577.593.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILLeander, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILLeander, TXUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILLeander, TXUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.022.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,77380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%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 Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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