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Columbia, TN vs Shawnee, OK

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- Shawnee is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 2.4% less likely to be married in Shawnee.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years older in Shawnee.
 Columbia, TNShawnee, OKUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,237329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201034,732  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,692285,036,114
 Population - 199028,583  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock707.793.4
 Land Area32.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, TNShawnee, OKUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, TNShawnee, OKUnited States
 White67.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock13.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, TNShawnee, OKUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households16,215  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,44580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,475  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%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 Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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