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Salem, MA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 15.9% less likely to be married in Champaign.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years younger in Champaign.
 Salem, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,343329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,518285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,869.493.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.7%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,07280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews
Leila · Salem, MA
Horrible place for a Family
Over 9 years ago

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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Eva · Salem, MA
Love it!
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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Robert · Salem, MA
Witch City, America
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 Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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