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Bloomington, IL vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Bloomington.
- People are 17.8% less likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years younger in Columbia.
 Bloomington, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock124,342329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.238.4
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 Population - 201076,809  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,531285,036,114
 Population - 199051,972  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now48.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,896.493.4
 Land Area27.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bloomington, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Bloomington, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.4%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bloomington, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Married Population49.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households33,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,12680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,242  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews
Yasue · Bloomington, IL
Ten + years, a review of TWO cities: Blo/No
Over 9 years ago

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
14 Years a Native
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
!4 Years in Bloomington; A Natives Perspective
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
Over 1 years ago

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 5 years ago

I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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