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Council Bluffs, IA vs St. Marys, PA

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- St. Marys is 0% more densely populated than Council Bluffs.
- People are 11.9% more likely to be married in St. Marys.
- The Median Age is 11.0 years older in St. Marys.
 Council Bluffs, IASt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,771329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock49.638.4
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 Population - 201062,358  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,502285,036,114
 Population - 199054,315  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-16.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock128.693.4
 Land Area42.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Council Bluffs, IASt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%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  Unlock9.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Council Bluffs, IASt. Marys, PAUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Council Bluffs, IASt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households25,282  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,37080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,388  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.8%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 St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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