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- College Station is 0% more densely populated than Downey.
- People are 29.3% less likely to be married in College Station.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years younger in College Station.
 Downey, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock116,276329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock23.138.4
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 Population - 2010111,766  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,890285,036,114
 Population - 199091,444  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock75.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,277.393.4
 Land Area12.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Downey, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Downey, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 White13.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.6%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Downey, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Married Population46.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.3%50.2%
 Never Married39.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households34,497  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,95580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 5 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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