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Decatur, IL vs Monroe, WI

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- Monroe is 0% more densely populated than Decatur.
- People are 0.4% more likely to be married in Monroe.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Monroe.
 Decatur, ILMonroe, WIUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,668329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.138.4
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 Population - 201076,095  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,843285,036,114
 Population - 199083,885  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,903.393.4
 Land Area42.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decatur, ILMonroe, WIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Decatur, ILMonroe, WIUnited States
 White67.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decatur, ILMonroe, WIUnited States
 Married Population42.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.4%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.092.60
 Households30,718  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,57180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,383  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real  More

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The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast),  More

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I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at  More

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