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Ottumwa, IA vs Hastings, NE

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- Hastings is 0% more densely populated than Ottumwa.
- People are 8.6% more likely to be married in Hastings.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years younger in Hastings.
 Ottumwa, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,247329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201025,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,064285,036,114
 Population - 199024,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,733.193.4
 Land Area15.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottumwa, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottumwa, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 White74.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottumwa, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households10,279  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,23480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,797  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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