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Great Falls, MT vs Boise City, ID

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- Boise City is 0% more densely populated than Great Falls.
- People are 2.1% more likely to be married in Boise City.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Boise City.
 Great Falls, MTBoise City, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock231,537329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201059,239  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock185,787285,036,114
 Population - 199055,097  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,767.493.4
 Land Area23.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Great Falls, MTBoise City, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Great Falls, MTBoise City, IDUnited States
 White83.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Great Falls, MTBoise City, IDUnited States
 Married Population47.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households25,548  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock55,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,867  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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