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Salina, KS vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Salina.
- People are 28.4% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Plainfield.
 Salina, KSPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201047,927  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 199042,303  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area25.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salina, KSPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Salina, KSPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White78.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salina, KSPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population48.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households19,174  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,248  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  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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