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West Lafayette, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 2.2% more likely to be married in Carbondale.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Carbondale.
 West Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,388329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.838.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,681285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,295.993.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock19.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.4%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,13980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

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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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
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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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews
Amelia · Carbondale, IL
Grew up Here, Went to College Here, Have a Career
Over 9 years ago

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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voozler · Carbondale, IL
The Dale
Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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Abhd · Fairview Heights, IL
Disagree with the other opinions
Over 17 years ago

All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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