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Fort Smith, AR vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Cape Girardeau is 0% more densely populated than Fort Smith.
- People are 16.4% less likely to be married in Cape Girardeau.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Cape Girardeau.
 Fort Smith, ARCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,415329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 201086,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,349285,036,114
 Population - 199072,798  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,358.793.4
 Land Area63.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Smith, ARCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Smith, ARCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.7%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Smith, ARCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households36,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,09080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews
Roger · Jackson, MO
The 10 minute town
Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Jeff · Cape Girardeau, MO
Health Care options
Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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sara · Cape Girardeau, MO
Cape
Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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