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Syracuse, NY vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Syracuse.
- People are 67.4% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Bloomington.
 Syracuse, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 2010145,116  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 1990163,860  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-13.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area25.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Syracuse, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Syracuse, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 White49.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Syracuse, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population29.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married54.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households57,153  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households29,024  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  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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