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Garden City, NY vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston is 0% more densely populated than Garden City.
- People are 29.9% less likely to be married in Evanston.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Evanston.
 Garden City, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,454329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201022,357  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,239285,036,114
 Population - 199021,686  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,085.493.4
 Land Area5.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Garden City, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Garden City, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 White85.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Garden City, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Married Population61.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married30.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households7,536  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,632  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews
Kathleen · Garden City, NY
Garden City
Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Iris · Garden City, NY
transportation
Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews
Dan · Poplar Grove, IL
parking scam!!
Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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Young · Evanston, IL
Really expensive place to live with little benefi
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Nicolas · Evanston, IL
WORST Place To Live! E-Town means no LIFE
Over 9 years ago

Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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