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- Dewey Beach is 0% more densely populated than Columbus.
- People are 83.5% more likely to be married in Dewey Beach.
- The Median Age is 27.5 years older in Dewey Beach.
 Columbus, OHDewey Beach, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock347329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock6038.4
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 Population - 2010790,942  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock301285,036,114
 Population - 1990632,910  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock36.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,048.393.4
 Land Area218.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbus, OHDewey Beach, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock14.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock19.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbus, OHDewey Beach, DEUnited States
 White53.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbus, OHDewey Beach, DEUnited States
 Married Population38.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock70.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock28.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.022.60
 Households377,648  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock82.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households179,086  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Dewey Beach    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This place is great in the summer - tons of bars, the beach in never further than 1/4 mile away, and the weather is mostly sunny throughout the season. The winter  More

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