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Portage, IN vs Tinley Park, IL

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- Tinley Park is 0% more densely populated than Portage.
- People are 16.4% more likely to be married in Tinley Park.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Tinley Park.
 Portage, INTinley Park, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,988329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.238.4
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 Population - 201036,853  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,401285,036,114
 Population - 199029,060  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,475.893.4
 Land Area25.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portage, INTinley Park, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Portage, INTinley Park, ILUnited States
 White67.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.9%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portage, INTinley Park, ILUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households14,686  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,82180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,929  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Tinley Park    3 Reviews

There are several reasons why Illinois is the only state in the Midwest to lose residents in 2019. The population has been in decline for the last 6 years. I was raised  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in the chicagoland area and suburbs all my life. Chicago has a lot of culture and things to do, but it also has a lot of cold, inpredictable, and GLOOMY  More

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Over 19 years ago

Education is exceptional within the Tinley Park area. The highschools are high competetive in academics and  More

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