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Springfield, MA vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Springfield.
- People are 80.9% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years older in Plainfield.
 Springfield, MAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010153,570  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 1990156,983  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area31.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Springfield, MAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Springfield, MAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Springfield, MAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married50.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households58,344  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,418  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews
BJ · West Village, Soho, NY
A city on the upswing.
Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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Victoria · Housatonic, MA
New resident, and I love it
Over 8 years ago

This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Loleta · Springfield, MA
City of Homes
Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
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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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
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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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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