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Granite City, IL vs Edwardsville, IL

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- Edwardsville is 0% more densely populated than Granite City.
- People are 1.3% less likely to be married in Edwardsville.
- The Median Age is 10.3 years younger in Edwardsville.
 Granite City, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,236329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.738.4
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 Population - 201029,744  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,491285,036,114
 Population - 199032,862  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,279.093.4
 Land Area19.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Granite City, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Granite City, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 White78.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.6%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Granite City, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married34.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households11,291  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,304  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews
Russ · Granite City, IL
Quality of Life
Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Robert · Granite City, IL
Want To Move
Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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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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