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Ottumwa, IA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City is 0% more densely populated than Ottumwa.
- People are 8.0% less likely to be married in Salt Lake City.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Salt Lake City.
 Ottumwa, IASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Population  Unlock199,153329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.438.4
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 Population - 201025,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock181,743285,036,114
 Population - 199024,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,790.993.4
 Land Area15.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottumwa, IASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottumwa, IASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 White74.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottumwa, IASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households10,279  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39,45780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,797  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews
Morgan · Ottumwa, IA
Drug & Theft
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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amanda · Ottumwa, IA
No Culture.....
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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Clint · Barry, IL
Ottumwa - Pros/Cons
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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews
Anna · Salt Lake City, UT
Hot but beautiful
Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Tonya · Salt Lake City, UT
Trying it
Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Austin · Pleasant Grove, UT
Paradise
Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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