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Columbia, MO vs Arkadelphia, AR

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- Arkadelphia is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 26.5% less likely to be married in Arkadelphia.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Arkadelphia.
 Columbia, MOArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,332329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.538.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,912285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,456.293.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.3%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,78580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Arkadelphia    3 Reviews

I attended Henderson State University which is one of the two colleges in Arkadelphia. I came from a different town in Arkansas that had much more to do, so Arkadelphia  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arkadelphia has a water park, two or three parks, its just a few minutes to get to beautiful Lake DeGray. Hot Springs has the other things that you might want to go to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Two large Universitys dominate the town and compete with each other. In general the town is orderly and neat with a true Old South feeling. Most of the citizens are  More

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