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Murphysboro, IL vs Marion, IL

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- Marion is 0% more densely populated than Murphysboro.
- People are 0.7% more likely to be married in Marion.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years older in Marion.
 Murphysboro, ILMarion, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,960329,725,481
 Female Population54.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 20107,981  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,035285,036,114
 Population - 19909,176  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,029.493.4
 Land Area5.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murphysboro, ILMarion, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Murphysboro, ILMarion, ILUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.0%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murphysboro, ILMarion, ILUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.3%50.2%
 Never Married27.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households3,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,577  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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Reviews for Marion    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved from Marion, IL a short time ago and would like to explain what happened to me there. My house was shot by a BB gun several times and ruined some of the siding.  More

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Over 18 years ago

marion is a great place for young people to get going in thier lives. marion is also a great place to retire at. marion needs more young people spots and i think marion  More

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