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Council Bluffs, IA vs Pittsburg, KS

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- Pittsburg is 0% more densely populated than Council Bluffs.
- People are 16.1% less likely to be married in Pittsburg.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years younger in Pittsburg.
 Council Bluffs, IAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,667329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2638.4
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 Population - 201062,358  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock19,243285,036,114
 Population - 199054,315  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,582.393.4
 Land Area42.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Council Bluffs, IAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock13.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Council Bluffs, IAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Council Bluffs, IAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.1%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households25,282  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,35280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,388  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

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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Over 9 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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Over 15 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 Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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