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Columbia, MO vs Red Oak, TX

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- Red Oak is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 36.5% more likely to be married in Red Oak.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Red Oak.
 Columbia, MORed Oak, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,956329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3638.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,301285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock227.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock918.693.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MORed Oak, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MORed Oak, TXUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.4%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MORed Oak, TXUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.8%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.112.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%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 5 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 Red Oak    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The small, charming country town that I moved to 26 years ago sadly doesn't exist anymore. Our city is poorly governed and that is one major reason why business interest  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wouldn't recommend Red Oak as a place to live. I moved to the area from Tyler four years ago to take a job in Dallas. I did my research on areas south of Dallas and  More

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