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- Colorado Springs is 0% more densely populated than Joplin.
- People are 10.3% more likely to be married in Colorado Springs.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Colorado Springs.
 Joplin, MOColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock475,282329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.938.4
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 Population - 201050,893  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock360,890285,036,114
 Population - 199040,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,437.593.4
 Land Area37.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Joplin, MOColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Joplin, MOColorado Springs, COUnited States
 White81.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.6%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Joplin, MOColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Married Population46.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households21,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock120,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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