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Greensboro, NC vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign is 0% more densely populated than Greensboro.
- People are 11.5% less likely to be married in Champaign.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years younger in Champaign.
 Greensboro, NCChampaign, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,343329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
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 Population - 2010269,602  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,518285,036,114
 Population - 1990183,521  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,869.493.4
 Land Area128.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greensboro, NCChampaign, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Greensboro, NCChampaign, ILUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.7%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greensboro, NCChampaign, ILUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households118,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,07280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households51,565  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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