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Murphysboro, IL vs Pendleton, SC

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- Pendleton is 0% more densely populated than Murphysboro.
- People are 2.5% more likely to be married in Pendleton.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years older in Pendleton.
 Murphysboro, ILPendleton, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,447329,725,481
 Female Population54.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
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 Population - 20107,981  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,966285,036,114
 Population - 19909,176  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock742.993.4
 Land Area5.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murphysboro, ILPendleton, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.3%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  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Murphysboro, ILPendleton, SCUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murphysboro, ILPendleton, SCUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.5%50.2%
 Never Married27.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.872.60
 Households3,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock83180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,577  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.5%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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