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Fort Collins, CO vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Fort Collins.
- People are 2.8% less likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years younger in Columbia.
 Fort Collins, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock124,342329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.238.4
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 Population - 2010145,123  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,531285,036,114
 Population - 199087,758  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,896.493.4
 Land Area56.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Collins, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Collins, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 White78.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.4%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Collins, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married46.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households67,270  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,12680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households32,201  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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