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Edwardsville, IL vs Cairo, IL

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- Cairo is 0% more densely populated than Edwardsville.
- People are 38.8% less likely to be married in Cairo.
- The Median Age is 17.5 years older in Cairo.
 Edwardsville, ILCairo, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,694329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.238.4
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 Population - 201024,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,632285,036,114
 Population - 199014,579  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-45.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock242.793.4
 Land Area19.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Edwardsville, ILCairo, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Edwardsville, ILCairo, ILUnited States
 White83.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock69.3%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Edwardsville, ILCairo, ILUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock23.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock73.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.782.60
 Households8,552  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,338  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock36.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews
Amber · Glen Carbon, IL
Great Education
Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Sue  · Glen Carbon, IL
Lovely town
Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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Jackie  · Florissant, MO
Quality of life
Over 16 years ago

I visited Cairo, IL over this past weekend. The community is very clean an the people were very friendly. However, I did noticed that there very few places of employment  More

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