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Fort Smith, AR vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa is 0% more densely populated than Fort Smith.
- People are 4.3% less likely to be married in Ottumwa.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Ottumwa.
 Fort Smith, AROttumwa, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,379329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201086,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,998285,036,114
 Population - 199072,798  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,600.593.4
 Land Area63.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Smith, AROttumwa, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Smith, AROttumwa, IAUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.5%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Smith, AROttumwa, IAUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households36,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,48280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

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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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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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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