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Plainfield, IL vs Chester, PA

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- Chester is 0% more densely populated than Plainfield.
- People are 67.5% less likely to be married in Chester.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Chester.
 Plainfield, ILChester, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock32,819329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 201039,990  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,854285,036,114
 Population - 19904,557  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now877.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,790.693.4
 Land Area24.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainfield, ILChester, PAUnited 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  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainfield, ILChester, PAUnited States
 White68.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock71.1%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainfield, ILChester, PAUnited States
 Married Population62.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock17.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock79.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.472.60
 Households13,510  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,56080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children50.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock17.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock44.7%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 Chester    7 Reviews
alice · Chester, PA
TRANSPORTATION
Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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A · Wilmington, DE
Don't move there! I did and I'm leaving ASAP!
Over 12 years ago

The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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Evelyn · Springfield, PA
This poor city and its poor inhabitants. . .
Over 16 years ago

25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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