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Fairfax, VA vs Wheaton, IL

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- Wheaton is 0% more densely populated than Fairfax.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Wheaton.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Wheaton.
 Fairfax, VAWheaton, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,762329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 201022,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,416285,036,114
 Population - 199019,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,756.493.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfax, VAWheaton, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairfax, VAWheaton, ILUnited States
 White54.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian18.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairfax, VAWheaton, ILUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households9,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,30280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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