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Columbia, MO vs Laramie, WY

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- Laramie is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 10.2% less likely to be married in Laramie.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Laramie.
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,501329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.838.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock27,204285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,718.293.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.7%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.142.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,11280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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