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Columbia, MO vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 15.1% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Tuscaloosa.
 Columbia, MOTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%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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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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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