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Richardson, TX vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Richardson.
- People are 20.0% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Plainfield.
 Richardson, TXPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201099,582  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 199074,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area28.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richardson, TXPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Richardson, TXPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White52.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian14.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richardson, TXPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population52.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households43,592  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,319  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

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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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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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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