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Salt Lake City, UT vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City is 0% more densely populated than Salt Lake City.
- People are 16.3% less likely to be married in Iowa City.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years younger in Iowa City.
 Salt Lake City, UTIowa City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,240329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 2010186,646  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock62,220285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,901.393.4
 Land Area111.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salt Lake City, UTIowa City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Salt Lake City, UTIowa City, IAUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salt Lake City, UTIowa City, IAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households83,197  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,70480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews
Jennifer · Davenport, IA
Iowa city area
Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Vicki · West Liberty, IA
Can't wait to leave
Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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emma · Iowa City, IA
Birthplace of Pancheros
Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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