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Plano, TX vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Plano.
- People are 15.3% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years younger in Bloomington.
 Plano, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 2010261,240  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 1990128,713  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now126.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area71.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plano, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Plano, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 White49.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian22.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plano, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population58.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married28.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households106,022  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,778  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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