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Plainwell, MI vs Ionia, MI

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- Ionia is 0% more densely populated than Plainwell.
- People are 37.8% less likely to be married in Ionia.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years younger in Ionia.
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,655329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 20103,805  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,569285,036,114
 Population - 19904,057  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,154.093.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock19.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 White89.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.5%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainwell, MIIonia, MIUnited States
 Married Population51.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households1,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,64680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households362  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Plainwell    1 Reviews

Plainwell is just off US131 about 10 minutes north of Kalamazoo (pop 71,000) and 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Nice "class B" school with a high percentage going on  More

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Reviews for Ionia    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ionia is booming! South of town towards I-96 many chain stores have popped up in the last 5 or 6 years.(Wal-mart, Lowes, Menards, several banks, .....etc). With this  More

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