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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale is 0% more densely populated than Cape Girardeau.
- People are 45.3% less likely to be married in Carbondale.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years younger in Carbondale.
 Cape Girardeau, MOCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,388329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.838.4
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 Population - 201038,079  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,681285,036,114
 Population - 199034,438  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,295.993.4
 Land Area29.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cape Girardeau, MOCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Cape Girardeau, MOCarbondale, ILUnited States
 White75.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cape Girardeau, MOCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Married Population39.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock19.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.4%50.2%
 Never Married42.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households15,503  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,13980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,413  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews
Roger · Jackson, MO
The 10 minute town
Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Jeff · Cape Girardeau, MO
Health Care options
Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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sara · Cape Girardeau, MO
Cape
Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  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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