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Columbia, MO vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 8.7% more likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 9.4 years older in Council Bluffs.
 Columbia, MOCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%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 Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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