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Mesquite, TX vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Mesquite.
- People are 16.8% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Merrillville.
 Mesquite, TXMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 2010140,029  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 1990101,484  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now36.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area47.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesquite, TXMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesquite, TXMerrillville, INUnited States
 White25.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesquite, TXMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households49,622  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,925  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews
Andrea · Mesquite, TX
City of Mesquite has no regard for resident safety
Over 6 years ago

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Patrice · Mesquite, TX
Too far of a distance!!
Over 11 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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David  · Mesquite, TX
Mesquite - Who Cares?
Over 16 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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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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