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Chicago, IL vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 13.1% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in New York.
 Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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