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Columbia, MO vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 52.3% more likely to be married in Lake Oswego.
- The Median Age is 16.7 years older in Lake Oswego.
 Columbia, MOLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,390329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.938.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,278285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,748.193.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%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  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.4%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
Over 1 years ago

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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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
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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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 5 years ago

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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews
Lei · Forest Grove, OR
Hope there are many Republicans in Lake Oswego
Over 5 years ago

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Gayle · Lake Oswego, OR
Paradise...we think
Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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B · Lake Oswego, OR
From best to worst place I've ever lived
Over 7 years ago

Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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