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Des Plaines, IL vs Greenville, SC

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- Greenville is 0% more densely populated than Des Plaines.
- People are 25.7% less likely to be married in Greenville.
- The Median Age is 7.8 years younger in Greenville.
 Des Plaines, ILGreenville, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,725329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 201058,323  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,002285,036,114
 Population - 199053,223  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,388.393.4
 Land Area14.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Des Plaines, ILGreenville, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Des Plaines, ILGreenville, SCUnited States
 White59.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.1%12.2%
 Asian14.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Des Plaines, ILGreenville, SCUnited States
 Married Population54.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.982.60
 Households22,502  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,51380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,167  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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