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Compare Plainfield to Melrose Park

This post compares Plainfield, Illinois to Melrose Park, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Plainfield (village) Melrose Park (village)
Population 41,978 25,447
Income (median) $70,810 $31,953
Home Value (median) $296,800 $173,700
White 81% 57%
Black 6% 6%
Asian 7% 0%
With Kids 56% 44%
Age (median) 34 32
Rentals 13% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Plainfield or Melrose Park?
A: Plainfield has a larger population count than Melrose Park: 41978 compared with 25447 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Plainfield or in Melrose Park?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Plainfield.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Plainfield or Melrose Park?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Plainfield.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Plainfield versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Plainfield may include: Oswego, South-Elgin, and Lake-in-the-Hills.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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