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Darien, IL vs Colonial Heights, VA

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- Colonial Heights is 0% more densely populated than Darien.
- People are 15.1% less likely to be married in Colonial Heights.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in Colonial Heights.
 Darien, ILColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,127329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201022,062  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,897285,036,114
 Population - 199018,341  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,410.893.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Darien, ILColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Darien, ILColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 White73.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.2%12.2%
 Asian12.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Darien, ILColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Married Population57.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.2%50.2%
 Never Married26.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households8,770  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,02380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,430  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Darien    3 Reviews

2/13/2021 I've lived in the Darien Illinois area for 35 years now. It's fine. Traffic is only nasty during the A.M. and PM rush hours. Thankfully, PM rush over is  More

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THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DARIEN IS GOOD - MIDDLE CLASS. IT'S A QUIET COMMUNITY WITH GOOD SCHOOL AND A LOT OF ACTIVITES. WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHICAGO - 30 MINUTE DRIVE -  More

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Over 15 years ago

Every medical specialty is available within  More

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Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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