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Colorado Springs, CO vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow is 0% more densely populated than Colorado Springs.
- People are 31.5% less likely to be married in Barstow.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years younger in Barstow.
 Colorado Springs, COBarstow, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,123329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.638.4
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 Population - 2010420,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,119285,036,114
 Population - 1990281,140  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock608.793.4
 Land Area195.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colorado Springs, COBarstow, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock8.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Colorado Springs, COBarstow, CAUnited States
 White67.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.3%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colorado Springs, COBarstow, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.912.60
 Households188,699  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,74180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households68,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock39.5%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 Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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