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Oak Lawn, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Oak Lawn.
- People are 22.2% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Merrillville.
 Oak Lawn, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201056,732  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199056,182  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area8.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oak Lawn, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Oak Lawn, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oak Lawn, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population51.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households22,064  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,768  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews
Christine · Oak Lawn, IL
LIke LIving In Chicago
Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Christine · Oak Lawn, IL
Living In Oak Lawn
Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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