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Lake Forest, IL vs Cincinnati, OH

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- Cincinnati is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 45.2% less likely to be married in Cincinnati.
- The Median Age is 13.7 years younger in Cincinnati.
 Lake Forest, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock308,664329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.738.4
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 Population - 201019,392  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock331,285285,036,114
 Population - 199017,836  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,961.693.4
 Land Area17.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 White82.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock40.0%12.2%
 Asian7.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.7%50.2%
 Never Married30.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households7,014  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock62,65280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,929  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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