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- Thousand Oaks is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 16.3% more likely to be married in Thousand Oaks.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years older in Thousand Oaks.
 Columbia, TNThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock127,274329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.438.4
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 Population - 201034,732  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock117,005285,036,114
 Population - 199028,583  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,303.093.4
 Land Area32.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, TNThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, TNThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 White67.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, TNThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households16,215  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock31,89880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,475  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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 17 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 18 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 Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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