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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 12.5% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
 Grand Rapids, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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