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South Bend, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale is 0% more densely populated than South Bend.
- People are 44.8% less likely to be married in Carbondale.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years younger in Carbondale.
 South Bend, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,388329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.838.4
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 Population - 2010101,189  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,681285,036,114
 Population - 1990105,511  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,295.993.4
 Land Area41.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Bend, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 South Bend, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 White52.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Bend, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock19.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.4%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households40,541  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,13980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households18,070  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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