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Columbia, MO vs Battle Creek, MI

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- Battle Creek is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 0.0% less likely to be married in Battle Creek.
- The Median Age is 7.8 years older in Battle Creek.
 Columbia, MOBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock52,434329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock53,364285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.793.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%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  Unlock8.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,12180,755,759
     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  Unlock25.4%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 Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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