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Columbia, MO vs Memphis, MO

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- Memphis is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 5.6% more likely to be married in Memphis.
- The Median Age is 11.9 years older in Memphis.
 Columbia, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,773329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.138.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,061285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,138.093.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%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  Unlock15.2%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  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOMemphis, MOUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.3%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.5%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 Memphis    3 Reviews

This is teabagger country, red as blood. Even the nicer people - and there are some - tend to be xenophobic as hell and self absorbed; so if you are not ultra-right  More

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Over 15 years ago

Memphis may be a great place to live for those with relatives who were born and raised here, but by and large the place suffers extreme xenophobia and worse yet seems  More

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Over 16 years ago

Memphis Missouri evolves from farming families in surrounding Scotland County. IT's the best little town I've ever known. While I was stationed in Sacremento in '84,  More

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