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Columbia, MO vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 24.4% more likely to be married in Mountain Home.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years older in Mountain Home.
 Columbia, MOMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,722329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.138.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,012285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,068.993.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOMountain Home, ARUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.7%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.092.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,96780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.0%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 Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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