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Grand Rapids, MI vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 12.0% more likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years older in Council Bluffs.
 Grand Rapids, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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