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Columbia, MO vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 3.2% less likely to be married in South Bend.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years older in South Bend.
 Columbia, MOSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock102,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,789285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,474.793.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%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  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOSouth Bend, INUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.8%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.9%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,47180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
Over 1 years ago

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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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
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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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 5 years ago

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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SUSAN · Granger, IN
It never too late to leave a bad situation
Over 3 years ago

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Scott · South Bend, IN
Over 19 years here, from child to adult.
Over 4 years ago

Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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Landon · South Bend, IN
Over all positive experience.
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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