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Gurnee, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Gurnee.
- People are 27.9% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Merrillville.
 Gurnee, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201031,256  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199013,701  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area13.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gurnee, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Gurnee, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 White61.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian12.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gurnee, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population55.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households11,630  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,496  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews
Marie · Grayslake, IL
Run. Run as fast and as far away as possible.
Over 14 years ago

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Abhd · Gurnee, IL
Gurnee, IL - Very glad to have moved here.
Over 18 years ago

Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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