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Merrillville, IN vs Forrest City, AR

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- Forrest City is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 21.5% less likely to be married in Forrest City.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Forrest City.
 Merrillville, INForrest City, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,372329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 201034,960  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,774285,036,114
 Population - 199027,257  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock815.893.4
 Land Area33.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INForrest City, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INForrest City, ARUnited States
 White34.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock71.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INForrest City, ARUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.9%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households14,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,43080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock36.7%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 Forrest City    2 Reviews
Tiffany · Vancouver, WA
Terrible nightmare
Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Kitty · Forrest City, AR
Crime
Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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