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Plainfield, IL vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake is 0% more densely populated than Plainfield.
- People are 11.2% less likely to be married in Chesapeake.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in Chesapeake.
 Plainfield, ILChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock247,172329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201039,990  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock199,184285,036,114
 Population - 19904,557  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now877.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock730.293.4
 Land Area24.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainfield, ILChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainfield, ILChesapeake, VAUnited States
 White68.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.8%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainfield, ILChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Married Population62.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married27.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households13,510  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock65,99180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children50.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews
Jeffrey · Chesapeake, VA
Family Friendly and great Schools!
Over 5 years ago

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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Brandon · Suffolk, VA
Family friendly and we've got the beach, that's it
Over 5 years ago

I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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Nolan · Black Mountain, NC
Chesapeake has Little to Offer
Over 7 years ago

I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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