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San Jose, CA vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 17.0% less likely to be married in Evanston.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Evanston.
 San Jose, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,454329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,239285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,085.493.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews
Jim · San Jose, CA
West San Jose is a Desirable Area in San Jose
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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Roger · San Jose, CA
Declining quality of life…
Over 3 years ago

I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Donna · San Jose, CA
HORRIBLE place to live
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews
Dan · Poplar Grove, IL
parking scam!!
Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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Young · Evanston, IL
Really expensive place to live with little benefi
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Nicolas · Evanston, IL
WORST Place To Live! E-Town means no LIFE
Over 9 years ago

Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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