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Palo Alto, CA vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 26.5% less likely to be married in Evanston.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Evanston.
 Palo Alto, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,454329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,239285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,085.493.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews
Dan · Poplar Grove, IL
parking scam!!
Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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Young · Evanston, IL
Really expensive place to live with little benefi
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Nicolas · Evanston, IL
WORST Place To Live! E-Town means no LIFE
Over 9 years ago

Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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