Compare Chicago to Detroit


Chicago has a larger population count than Detroit: 2896016 compared with 951270. About 3.0x larger.

Looking at housing units, the percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 56.2% for Chicago versus 45.1% for Detroit.

Detroit has a higher percentage of households with kids: 33.9% compared with 28.9% for Chicago.

The median age for people living in Chicago is 31.5 years old, while it is 30.9 years for Detroit.


The average daily temperature (Fahrenheit) on the first of each month (from January 1st at left, to December 1st at right) is:

Chicago,27,28,32,44,54,64,72,77,70,60,48,33,
Detroit,29,28,32,46,55,65,72,76,69,59,49,36,


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