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Columbia, MO vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 24.1% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years older in Mesa.
 Columbia, MOMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOMesa, AZUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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