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Greenville, SC vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Greenville.
- People are 21.9% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Bloomington.
 Greenville, SCBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201059,461  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199058,282  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area29.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greenville, SCBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Greenville, SCBloomington, ILUnited States
 White65.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greenville, SCBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married42.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households33,089  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,576  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 4 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 12 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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