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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Wilkes-Barre.
- People are 9.2% more likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Merrillville.
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201041,502  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199047,523  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area7.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMerrillville, INUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married47.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households16,614  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,743  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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