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Columbia, TN vs Madison, AL

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- Madison is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 32.2% more likely to be married in Madison.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in Madison.
 Columbia, TNMadison, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,551329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.838.4
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 Population - 201034,732  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,329285,036,114
 Population - 199028,583  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,832.493.4
 Land Area32.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, TNMadison, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, TNMadison, ALUnited States
 White67.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.8%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, TNMadison, ALUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households16,215  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,24180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,475  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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