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Knoxville, TN vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Knoxville.
- People are 71.3% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years older in Plainfield.
 Knoxville, TNPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010178,269  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 1990165,121  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area98.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Knoxville, TNPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Knoxville, TNPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White72.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Knoxville, TNPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population36.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households82,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,037  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  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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