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Fort Payne, AL vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Fort Payne.
- People are 15.9% less likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in Council Bluffs.
 Fort Payne, ALCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 201014,069  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 199011,838  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area56.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Payne, ALCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.1%  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 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Payne, ALCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White76.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Payne, ALCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population52.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married22.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households5,536  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,035  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  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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