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Crystal Lake, IL vs Gurnee, IL

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- Gurnee is 0% more densely populated than Crystal Lake.
- People are 4.8% less likely to be married in Gurnee.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Gurnee.
 Crystal Lake, ILGurnee, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock30,826329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201040,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,834285,036,114
 Population - 199024,512  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,282.993.4
 Land Area18.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crystal Lake, ILGurnee, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Crystal Lake, ILGurnee, ILUnited States
 White80.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.1%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crystal Lake, ILGurnee, ILUnited States
 Married Population57.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.9%50.2%
 Never Married28.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households14,375  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,13480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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