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Shell Knob, MO vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Shell Knob.
- People are 30.3% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 27.2 years younger in Bloomington.
 Shell Knob, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 20101,205  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 19901,031  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area8.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shell Knob, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Shell Knob, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 White74.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races15.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shell Knob, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population70.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married5.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed12.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households785  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children8.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households225  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shell Knob    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The summers here are extremely hot and humid, we get very little rain (although this week it has been making up for that lack) :) so everything dies by mid July, the  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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