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Fresno, CA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City is 0% more densely populated than Fresno.
- People are 18.6% less likely to be married in Iowa City.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in Iowa City.
 Fresno, CAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,240329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 2010497,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock62,220285,036,114
 Population - 1990354,202  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,901.393.4
 Land Area114.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fresno, CAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Fresno, CAIowa City, IAUnited States
 White25.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian13.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fresno, CAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households174,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,70480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,917  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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