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Merrillville, IN vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 34.7% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 14.7 years younger in Bloomington.
 Merrillville, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,064329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2438.4
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 Population - 201034,960  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,291285,036,114
 Population - 199027,257  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,443.593.4
 Land Area33.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INBloomington, INUnited States
 White34.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INBloomington, INUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock25.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.1%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households14,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,16880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews
Dan · Bloomington, IN
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town!
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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N · Bloomington, IN
Corruption!
Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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pump · Indianapolis, IN
BloomingNot
Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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