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Merrillville, IN vs Franklin, TN

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- Franklin is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 52.1% more likely to be married in Franklin.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in Franklin.
 Merrillville, INFranklin, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock81,531329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.238.4
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 Population - 201034,960  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,842285,036,114
 Population - 199027,257  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock103.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,960.893.4
 Land Area33.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INFranklin, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INFranklin, TNUnited States
 White34.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%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  Unlock5.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INFranklin, TNUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households14,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,12280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%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 Franklin    27 Reviews
Jose · Wesley Chapel, FL
Won’t miss the heat in FL, like change of seasons
Over 4 years ago

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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Kathryn · Franklin, TN
Franklin is a Great Place to Live.
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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Theresa · Franklin, TN
The Good and the Not-So-Good
Over 8 years ago

I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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