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Highland Park, IL vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- Ladera Ranch is 0% more densely populated than Highland Park.
- People are 11.8% less likely to be married in Ladera Ranch.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years younger in Ladera Ranch.
 Highland Park, ILLadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,526329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 201029,785  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock384285,036,114
 Population - 199030,575  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7,434.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,194.693.4
 Land Area12.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Highland Park, ILLadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Highland Park, ILLadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 White84.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Highland Park, ILLadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Married Population69.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married15.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.282.60
 Households12,079  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,60280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,218  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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Reviews for Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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