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Grand Rapids, MI vs Scottsbluff, NE

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- Scottsbluff is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 18.0% more likely to be married in Scottsbluff.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in Scottsbluff.
 Grand Rapids, MIScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,511329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,732285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,207.793.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MIScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%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  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MIScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MIScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,33980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.3%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 Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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