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Chicago, IL vs Wellington, FL

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- Wellington is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 54.3% more likely to be married in Wellington.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Wellington.
 Chicago, ILWellington, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock61,445329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.338.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,216285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,356.793.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILWellington, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILWellington, FLUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.6%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILWellington, FLUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.952.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,27780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%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 Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 14 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 14 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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