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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City is 0% more densely populated than Athens-Clarke County.
- People are 4.2% more likely to be married in Iowa City.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Iowa City.
 Athens-Clarke County, GAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,240329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 2010116,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock62,220285,036,114
 Population - 199086,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,901.393.4
 Land Area116.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens-Clarke County, GAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens-Clarke County, GAIowa City, IAUnited States
 White54.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens-Clarke County, GAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Married Population33.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married53.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households51,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,70480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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