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Minooka, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Minooka.
- People are 1.5% less likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Plainfield.
 Minooka, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201010,991  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 19902,561  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now347.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area9.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Minooka, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Minooka, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White82.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Minooka, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population63.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households3,978  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children54.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households808  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Minooka    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

minooka might not be ranked badly in property or whatever the other one is but a huge part of minooka is drugs. minooka is ranked as one of the highest drug abused  More

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Over 16 years ago

Minooka, IL is a formally rural based, agricultural town, 54 miles southwest of Chicago. In the past 10 years, as housing costs have increased, the town has grown from  More

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Over 18 years ago

Minooka, though slowly growing is still a small town with its little bustling shops and corn fields surrounding it. It has lost its little village atmosphere and has  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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