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Princeton, IL vs Coal City, IL

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- Coal City is 0% more densely populated than Princeton.
- People are 3.1% less likely to be married in Coal City.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Coal City.
 Princeton, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,238329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 20107,919  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,797285,036,114
 Population - 19907,197  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock952.493.4
 Land Area8.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Princeton, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Princeton, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 White93.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Princeton, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 Married Population51.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.5%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed9.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households3,547  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,42280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,537  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Coal City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

No culture at all. Very rigid, uneducated, small town in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Coal City is a nice quiet little town where people mostly mind their own business. There are plenty of community events, this is a great place to live if you have young  More

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Over 16 years ago

What do the powers to be say in Coal City, Illinois, about the possibility that the very first airfield in the world was in Coal City. We need to speak to a Historian of  More

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