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Merrillville, IN vs Evans, GA

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- Evans is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 45.3% more likely to be married in Evans.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Evans.
 Merrillville, INEvans, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,452329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201034,960  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,727285,036,114
 Population - 199027,257  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock121.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,522.493.4
 Land Area33.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INEvans, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INEvans, GAUnited States
 White34.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.2%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INEvans, GAUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.6%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.442.60
 Households14,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,97980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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

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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 Evans    9 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have family that live in Evans and I love to visit this little gem! it is pleasant, pretty and the people are very kind. This is an excellent little town to raise  More

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Over 4 years ago

We've lived a few parts of the country over the years and when we moved to Evans in 2018 we didn't know what to expect but we hoped for the best for ourselves and our  More

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Moved to this area in 2011 so I have 7 years of observations. If you like boring, this is it. If you think a high rated public school education is a reason to spend  More

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