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Long Beach, CA vs Normal, IL

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- Normal is 0% more densely populated than Long Beach.
- People are 13.8% less likely to be married in Normal.
- The Median Age is 10.8 years younger in Normal.
 Long Beach, CANormal, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,446329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock25.138.4
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 Population - 2010462,311  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,386285,036,114
 Population - 1990429,433  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,865.493.4
 Land Area50.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Beach, CANormal, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Beach, CANormal, ILUnited States
 White27.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.8%12.2%
 Asian12.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Beach, CANormal, ILUnited States
 Married Population41.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households169,958  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,97480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households68,984  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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