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Greenville, SC vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Greenville.
- People are 55.8% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Plainfield.
 Greenville, SCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201059,461  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 199058,282  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area29.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greenville, SCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Greenville, SCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White65.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greenville, SCPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married42.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households33,089  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,576  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%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 3 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 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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