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Granite City, IL vs Normal, IL

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- Normal is 0% more densely populated than Granite City.
- People are 18.8% less likely to be married in Normal.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years younger in Normal.
 Granite City, ILNormal, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,446329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock25.138.4
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 Population - 201029,744  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,386285,036,114
 Population - 199032,862  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,865.493.4
 Land Area19.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Granite City, ILNormal, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Granite City, ILNormal, ILUnited States
 White78.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.8%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Granite City, ILNormal, ILUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.7%50.2%
 Never Married34.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.6%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households11,291  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,97480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,304  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

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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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 Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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