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Merrillville, IN vs Columbus, GA

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 6.1% more likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years younger in Columbus.
 Merrillville, INColumbus, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock204,366329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.638.4
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 Population - 201034,960  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock184,652285,036,114
 Population - 199027,257  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock944.293.4
 Land Area33.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INColumbus, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INColumbus, GAUnited States
 White34.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.4%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INColumbus, GAUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.9%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households14,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47,21680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews
Lisa · Columbus, GA
Very nice but hasn’t realized full potential.
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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yelena · Columbus, GA
just a bunch of racist retarded ass ****s
Over 5 years ago

no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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Barb · Columbus, GA
Another town ruined by a 2 term democratic mayor
Over 5 years ago

This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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