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South Bend, IN vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax is 0% more densely populated than South Bend.
- People are 43.8% more likely to be married in Fairfax.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years older in Fairfax.
 South Bend, INFairfax, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,980329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 2010101,189  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,498285,036,114
 Population - 1990105,511  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,843.093.4
 Land Area41.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Bend, INFairfax, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 South Bend, INFairfax, VAUnited States
 White52.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.4%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Bend, INFairfax, VAUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.7%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households40,541  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,84980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households18,070  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.1%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 Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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