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Seattle, WA vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Seattle.
- People are 51.5% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Plainfield.
 Seattle, WAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010610,654  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 1990516,259  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area83.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seattle, WAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3424.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Seattle, WAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White62.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian16.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seattle, WAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married45.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households337,361  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households188,402  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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