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Downey, CA vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Downey.
- People are 14.3% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Merrillville.
 Downey, CAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 2010111,766  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199091,444  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area12.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Downey, CAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Downey, CAMerrillville, INUnited States
 White13.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Downey, CAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population46.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married39.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households34,497  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 10 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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