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Chicago, IL vs Miami Beach, FL

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- Miami Beach is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 19.9% more likely to be married in Miami Beach.
- The Median Age is 6.6 years older in Miami Beach.
 Chicago, ILMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,469329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.738.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock87,933285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,851.493.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock56.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,44580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%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 Miami Beach    15 Reviews

I like it cause its walkable. Bert in general doesn't know much and the biggest problem in Miami Beach is rising oceans. Just Google that. Its a nice place to visit  More

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Over 8 years ago

Great place to live, eat and spend holidays with  More

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Over 9 years ago

Life here are extremely expensive, I lived here 1 year ago, and this's my opinion, bad things, the parking are the worst in Miami Area, there are no space, a lot of  More

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