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Houston, TX vs Columbia, TN

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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 6.5% more likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Columbia.
 Houston, TXColumbia, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,957329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.938.4
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 Population - 20102,097,647  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,055285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,244.393.4
 Land Area637.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXColumbia, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXColumbia, TNUnited States
 White24.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian6.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXColumbia, TNUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households878,906  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,74080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,300  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews
T · Columbia, TN
Charm and Quality of Life
Over 9 years ago

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Rose · Nashville, TN
Columbia, Tennessee
Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Marla  · Columbia, TN
Nice climate
Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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