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Des Moines, IA vs Scottsbluff, NE

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- Scottsbluff is 0% more densely populated than Des Moines.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Scottsbluff.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Scottsbluff.
 Des Moines, IAScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,511329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 2010205,042  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,732285,036,114
 Population - 1990193,187  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,207.793.4
 Land Area88.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Des Moines, IAScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Des Moines, IAScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 White63.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian7.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Des Moines, IAScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married39.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households86,992  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,33980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households38,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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