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Jacksonville, FL vs Danville, IL

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- Danville is 0% more densely populated than Jacksonville.
- People are 22.9% less likely to be married in Danville.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Danville.
 Jacksonville, FLDanville, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,534329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 2010823,146  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,904285,036,114
 Population - 1990635,115  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,642.593.4
 Land Area747.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jacksonville, FLDanville, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Jacksonville, FLDanville, ILUnited States
 White49.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.8%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jacksonville, FLDanville, ILUnited States
 Married Population44.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households366,780  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,23780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households144,472  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Danville    11 Reviews

I have lived in Danville for 3 years. It seems the city is plagued by negative opinions by people who have been here for a long time! It does seem that it has changed  More

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I'm Rev David Warren from 1st Responders in Christ Ministry here in Danville. I have heard from many say the blacks are cause of the crimes in Danville, I dissagree, I  More

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I've lived in/near Danville my entire life. My family had a small business here. It used to be a very "Mayberry" type of town with children riding their bikes, playing  More

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