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West Lafayette, IN vs Blaine, MN

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- Blaine is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 163.4% more likely to be married in Blaine.
- The Median Age is 15.7 years older in Blaine.
 West Lafayette, INBlaine, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,999329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.238.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,942285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock48.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,095.893.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INBlaine, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INBlaine, MNUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.6%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INBlaine, MNUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.3%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.802.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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