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Becky Yerak

Chicago vs. Tampa: How the Stanley Cup cities stack up

June 10--With the Chicago Blackhawks battling the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Final, the Chicago Tribune compiled 11 facts about the two cities from the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts.

Population, 2013 estimate:

Chicago: 2,718,782

Tampa: 352,957

Population increase, April 2010-July 2013

Chicago: 0.9 percent

Tampa: 5.1 percent

People age 65 and older, April 2010

Chicago: 10.3 percent

Tampa: 11 percent

Foreign-born persons, 2009-13 average

Chicago: 21 percent

Tampa: 15.6 percent

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-13 average

Chicago: $233,200

Tampa: $162,800

People age 25 or older with at least a high school degree, 2009-13 average

Chicago: 81.1 percent

Tampa: 85.9 percent

People age 25 or older with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2009-13 average

Chicago: 34.2 percent

Tampa: 33.1 percent

Disabled people under age 65, 2009-13 average

Chicago: 7.3 percent

Tampa: 9.3 percent

Total retail sales, per capita, 2007

Chicago: $7,059

Tampa: $19,627

Mean travel time to work for people age 16 and older, 2009-13 average

Chicago: 33.3 minutes

Tampa: 22.6 minutes

Population per square mile, 2010

Chicago: 11,842

Tampa: 2,960

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