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Chicago, IL vs Minooka, IL

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Highlights
- Minooka is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 68.6% more likely to be married in Minooka.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years younger in Minooka.
 Chicago, ILMinooka, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,412329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,971285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock188.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,319.393.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILMinooka, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILMinooka, ILUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILMinooka, ILUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock36.2%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.122.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,17080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.6%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 Minooka    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

minooka might not be ranked badly in property or whatever the other one is but a huge part of minooka is drugs. minooka is ranked as one of the highest drug abused  More

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Over 16 years ago

Minooka, IL is a formally rural based, agricultural town, 54 miles southwest of Chicago. In the past 10 years, as housing costs have increased, the town has grown from  More

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Over 18 years ago

Minooka, though slowly growing is still a small town with its little bustling shops and corn fields surrounding it. It has lost its little village atmosphere and has  More

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