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Cambridge, MA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City is 0% more densely populated than Cambridge.
- People are 3.1% more likely to be married in Iowa City.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years younger in Iowa City.
 Cambridge, MAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,240329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 2010105,017  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock62,220285,036,114
 Population - 199095,802  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,901.393.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cambridge, MAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3427.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Cambridge, MAIowa City, IAUnited States
 White57.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian18.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cambridge, MAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married57.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households47,777  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,70480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households28,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews
David · Cambridge, MA
Lots of changes
Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Herman  · Cambridge, MA
Tap water quality ranking in USA
Over 13 years ago

Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Jean · Marlborough, MA
Cambridge is Education Hub
Over 13 years ago

Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews
Jennifer · Davenport, IA
Iowa city area
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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Vicki · West Liberty, IA
Can't wait to leave
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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emma · Iowa City, IA
Birthplace of Pancheros
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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