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Columbia, MO vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 19.8% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Bakersfield.
 Columbia, MOBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOBakersfield, CAUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%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 Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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