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Chicago, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 66.1% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Plainfield.
 Chicago, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILPlainfield, ILUnited 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  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews
Sam · Chicago, IL
Beautiful city with reasonable cost of living
Over 1 years ago

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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Daniel · Bremen, IN
My Favorite City in the Country
Over 2 years ago

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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Betty · Chicago, IL
Crime ridden Medical center.
Over 2 years ago

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 Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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