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Wheaton, IL vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock is 0% more densely populated than Wheaton.
- People are 10.8% more likely to be married in Castle Rock.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Castle Rock.
 Wheaton, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,037329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201053,230  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,224285,036,114
 Population - 199051,464  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock248.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,073.293.4
 Land Area11.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wheaton, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Wheaton, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 White78.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wheaton, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Married Population56.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.5%50.2%
 Never Married31.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households19,744  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,11280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,442  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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