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Traverse City, MI vs Missoula, MT

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- Missoula is 0% more densely populated than Traverse City.
- People are 7.6% less likely to be married in Missoula.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years younger in Missoula.
 Traverse City, MIMissoula, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock73,300329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.638.4
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 Population - 201014,709  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,053285,036,114
 Population - 199015,155  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,504.793.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Traverse City, MIMissoula, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Traverse City, MIMissoula, MTUnited States
 White89.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Traverse City, MIMissoula, MTUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households6,844  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,14480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,337  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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