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Peoria, IL vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls is 0% more densely populated than Peoria.
- People are 7.8% less likely to be married in Niagara Falls.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Niagara Falls.
 Peoria, ILNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,763329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 2010114,972  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,593285,036,114
 Population - 1990113,504  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,461.893.4
 Land Area48.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Peoria, ILNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Peoria, ILNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 White55.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.7%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Peoria, ILNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households47,734  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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