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Missoula, MT vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than Missoula.
- People are 46.0% less likely to be married in West Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in West Lafayette.
 Missoula, MTWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,515329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.538.4
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 Population - 201067,497  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,778285,036,114
 Population - 199042,918  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now79.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,277.793.4
 Land Area29.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Missoula, MTWest Lafayette, INUnited 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  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock25.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Missoula, MTWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 White86.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Missoula, MTWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.9%50.2%
 Never Married44.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock2.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households32,233  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,50680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,089  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Voting
Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews
Zach · Missoula, MT
Financially difficult and blighted by the homeless
Over 5 years ago

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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Chris · North Browning, MT
Fake people,
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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Jared · Missoula, MT
Missoula - Beautiful & Poorly Run
Over 5 years ago

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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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