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Colorado Springs, CO vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage is 0% more densely populated than Colorado Springs.
- People are 1.8% less likely to be married in Anchorage.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Anchorage.
 Colorado Springs, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Population  Unlock292,545329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.338.4
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 Population - 2010420,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock260,283285,036,114
 Population - 1990281,140  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock171.493.4
 Land Area195.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock237.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colorado Springs, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Colorado Springs, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 White67.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.2%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock6.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colorado Springs, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Married Population51.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.682.60
 Households188,699  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households68,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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