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Mansfield, TX vs Elgin, IL

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- Elgin is 0% more densely populated than Mansfield.
- People are 12.5% less likely to be married in Elgin.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years younger in Elgin.
 Mansfield, TXElgin, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,156329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 201057,091  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock94,487285,036,114
 Population - 199015,607  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now368.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,044.193.4
 Land Area36.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mansfield, TXElgin, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mansfield, TXElgin, ILUnited States
 White52.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.0%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock47.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mansfield, TXElgin, ILUnited States
 Married Population59.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.0%50.2%
 Never Married28.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households23,135  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,37080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mansfield    15 Reviews

I lived in Mansfield for over 15 years. Now it's so crowded, poor infrastructure, slow trash pick up and house are being built on top of each other. Now they are trying  More

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Over 5 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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