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Greensboro, NC vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Greensboro.
- People are 59.5% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Plainfield.
 Greensboro, NCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010269,602  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 1990183,521  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area128.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greensboro, NCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Greensboro, NCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greensboro, NCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households118,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households51,565  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%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 Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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