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North Chicago, IL vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than North Chicago.
- People are 37.4% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 13.6 years older in New York.
 North Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population39.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population60.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201032,635  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199034,978  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area8.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2021.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 North Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 White29.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population31.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married59.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households7,735  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,309  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for North Chicago    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The crime stats for North Chicago show that crime reporting is a total sham. Surrounding areas like Waukegan are actually wonderful and safe compared to North Chicago.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Well,I am Active Duty NAvy who is looking to switch to Reserve and I am looking for a place with low C.O.L. so I can focus on my job and sace money, NOrth Chicago is a  More

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I grew up on Lake Shore Drive. It was wonderful to just hop on the 152 bus and go to downtown Chicago where you can do almost anything...the theatres, the shopping, the  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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