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Salem, MA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in Council Bluffs.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years older in Council Bluffs.
 Salem, MACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,617329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,268285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,460.893.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,89480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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