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Columbia, MO vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Carlsbad is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 17.5% more likely to be married in Carlsbad.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in Carlsbad.
 Columbia, MOCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,525329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.138.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,625285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,012.593.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.5%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,66280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.9%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 Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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