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Middletown, PA vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur is 0% more densely populated than Middletown.
- People are 14.5% more likely to be married in Decatur.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Decatur.
 Middletown, PADecatur, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,309329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 20108,948  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock81,860285,036,114
 Population - 19909,254  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,685.093.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Middletown, PADecatur, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Middletown, PADecatur, ILUnited States
 White75.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.0%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Middletown, PADecatur, ILUnited States
 Married Population37.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households4,267  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,33580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,164  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Middletown    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

There are a not too many things to do in town. Kids Kastle is a pretty big playground that the younger children love. People can see a movie at the local movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Middletown for a year, I'm 24 and recently married. We're both from SE PA. Middletown is the town of Three Mile Island nuclear facility, that's right  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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