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Ottawa, IL vs Princeton, IL

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- Princeton is 0% more densely populated than Ottawa.
- People are 5.9% more likely to be married in Princeton.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years older in Princeton.
 Ottawa, ILPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,750329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.738.4
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 Population - 201018,912  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,501285,036,114
 Population - 199017,451  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock964.193.4
 Land Area12.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottawa, ILPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottawa, ILPrinceton, ILUnited States
 White83.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottawa, ILPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Married Population48.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.9%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households7,672  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,01080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,061  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews
Ivy · Grand Rapids, MI
Radiation
Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Vern · Ottawa, IL
Quality of life
Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Mike  · Ottawa, IL
Taxes are a killer
Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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