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Elmhurst, IL vs Lafayette, IN

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- Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than Elmhurst.
- People are 28.8% less likely to be married in Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years younger in Lafayette.
 Elmhurst, ILLafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,928329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 201044,183  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,397285,036,114
 Population - 199042,029  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,414.393.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elmhurst, ILLafayette, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Elmhurst, ILLafayette, INUnited States
 White80.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.7%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elmhurst, ILLafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population59.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married28.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households16,476  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,88980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,499  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews
Virginia · Elmhurst, IL
safety
Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Tina · Elmhurst, IL
GREAT place to call home!
Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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Donald · Elmhurst, IL
Place to raise your family
Over 17 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews
Maxine · Lafayette, IN
Crime increasing
Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Bp · Lafayette, IN
Home of Purdue University
Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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Molly · Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, going downhill due to crimes and drugs.
Over 14 years ago

I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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