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Cumberland, MD vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Cumberland.
- People are 10.9% more likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Council Bluffs.
 Cumberland, MDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 201020,808  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 199023,706  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area10.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cumberland, MDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Cumberland, MDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White88.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cumberland, MDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed9.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households8,429  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,153  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cumberland    4 Reviews

The cost of living here is too high. It has one of the highest gas prices in the state. Cost of Food is much higher. Rents are much higher then in Hampton Roads area of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Don't move here because the governor and state legislature raise all types of taxes including Business taxes. Also the other reason to discourage people to move here is  More

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For a more accurate view of Cumberland, search zipcode 21502--Cumberland is scattered over several hills and creek beds, and the zip more accurately reflects the whole  More

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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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