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Council Bluffs, IA vs Johnston, IA

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- Johnston is 0% more densely populated than Council Bluffs.
- People are 38.1% more likely to be married in Johnston.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Johnston.
 Council Bluffs, IAJohnston, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,418329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201062,358  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,649285,036,114
 Population - 199054,315  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock167.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,397.793.4
 Land Area42.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Council Bluffs, IAJohnston, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Council Bluffs, IAJohnston, IAUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Council Bluffs, IAJohnston, IAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households25,282  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,29880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,388  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews
Brandon · South Salt Lake, UT
Nothing to write home about
Over 4 years ago

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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James · Littleton, CO
Hidden Gem
Over 10 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Vicki · Crescent, IA
low
Over 16 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Johnston    2 Reviews
Riana · Johnston, IA
Great Schools
Over 7 years ago

Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving  More

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Callie · Johnston, IA
the cost of living
Over 17 years ago

Everyone here is rich. Really, really,  More

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