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Columbia, MO vs Ferndale, MI

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- Ferndale is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 14.2% less likely to be married in Ferndale.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in Ferndale.
 Columbia, MOFerndale, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,414329,725,481
 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  Unlock22,105285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,007.593.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOFerndale, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOFerndale, MIUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.3%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOFerndale, MIUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.3%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.902.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,70980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.3%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 Ferndale    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ferndale is the heart and soul of the Michigan LGBT community. The pricing on this site is off though-- a studio is $700+ here. A one bedroom is $950+. This is without  More

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I have lived in Ferndale for 20 years. I grew up in the 60's on the East Side of Detroit. I was on the Assessing Review Board and Ferndale's Beautification Commission  More

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Over 13 years ago

Ferndale is a great walking town a short distance from Detroit. Lots of shops and restaurants within a mile of each other. It's also a very progressive community with  More

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