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West Lafayette, IN vs Bloomington, MN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 133.1% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 20.7 years older in Bloomington.
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,436329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.238.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,172285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,577.293.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, MNUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.2%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, MNUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,21180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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