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Salem, MA vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 37.5% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 13.6 years younger in Bloomington.
 Salem, MABloomington, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,064329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2438.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,291285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,443.593.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MABloomington, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MABloomington, INUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MABloomington, INUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock25.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,16880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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