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Columbia, MO vs Gladstone, MO

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- Gladstone is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 23.1% more likely to be married in Gladstone.
- The Median Age is 11.4 years older in Gladstone.
 Columbia, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,825329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,365285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,319.993.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%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  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.8%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.2%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,23880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%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 Gladstone    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Gladstone is cheap, quiet, and affordable. There are mostly old people and families here. There are several large parks and bicycle trails, and the main roads are  More

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Over 19 years ago

Gladstone is a smaull suburb of Kansas City. It is close enough to the amenities of the downtown, but far enough to have a smaller city  More

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