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Columbia, MO vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 61.2% more likely to be married in Punta Gorda.
- The Median Age is 36.0 years older in Punta Gorda.
 Columbia, MOPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,230329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock65.238.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,344285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,239.193.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock24.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.8%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,33880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock77.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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