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Mount Prospect, IL vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston is 0% more densely populated than Mount Prospect.
- People are 29.0% less likely to be married in Evanston.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years younger in Evanston.
 Mount Prospect, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,454329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201055,082  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,239285,036,114
 Population - 199053,170  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,085.493.4
 Land Area10.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Prospect, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Prospect, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 White64.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%12.2%
 Asian13.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Prospect, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Married Population60.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married26.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households21,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews
Tom · Mount Prospect, IL
Property Taxes
Over 11 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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KELLIE C · Mount Prospect, IL
BUS SYSTEM
Over 14 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Abhd · Mount Prospect, IL
Flat, no character
Over 16 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews
Dan · Poplar Grove, IL
parking scam!!
Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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Young · Evanston, IL
Really expensive place to live with little benefi
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Nicolas · Evanston, IL
WORST Place To Live! E-Town means no LIFE
Over 9 years ago

Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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