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Midland, MI vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Midland.
- People are 19.2% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Plainfield.
 Midland, MIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201041,880  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 199038,053  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area34.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Midland, MIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Midland, MIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White87.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Midland, MIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population52.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households17,813  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,032  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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