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Columbia, MO vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 14.3% more likely to be married in Hickory.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years older in Hickory.
 Columbia, MOHickory, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock42,831329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.338.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock37,222285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,445.293.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOHickory, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%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  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOHickory, NCUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.7%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOHickory, NCUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.8%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,15680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%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 Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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