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Missoula, MT vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City is 0% more densely populated than Missoula.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Nevada City.
- The Median Age is 25.6 years older in Nevada City.
 Missoula, MTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,097329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.238.4
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 Population - 201067,497  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,001285,036,114
 Population - 199042,918  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now79.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,416.793.4
 Land Area29.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Missoula, MTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock33.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Missoula, MTNevada City, CAUnited States
 White86.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Missoula, MTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.3%50.2%
 Never Married44.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock27.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.982.60
 Households32,233  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock58180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,089  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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