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Muncie, IN vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Muncie.
- People are 63.1% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Bloomington.
 Muncie, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201070,191  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199071,035  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area27.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Muncie, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Muncie, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 White80.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Muncie, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population30.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married51.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households26,435  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,340  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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