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Columbia, MO vs Wichita, KS

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Highlights
- Wichita is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 17.3% more likely to be married in Wichita.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Wichita.
 Columbia, MOWichita, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock394,574329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock344,284285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,447.493.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOWichita, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOWichita, KSUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOWichita, KSUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.6%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock94,24580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%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 Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

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