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Sunnyvale, CA vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Sunnyvale.
- People are 29.1% less likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years younger in Columbia.
 Sunnyvale, CAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock124,342329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.238.4
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 Population - 2010140,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,531285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,229  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,896.493.4
 Land Area22.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sunnyvale, CAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sunnyvale, CAColumbia, MOUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.4%12.2%
 Asian47.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sunnyvale, CAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households57,565  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,12680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,635  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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