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Seattle, WA vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Seattle.
- People are 6.4% less likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years younger in Columbus.
 Seattle, WAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock898,143329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 2010610,654  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock711,470285,036,114
 Population - 1990516,259  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,104.993.4
 Land Area83.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seattle, WAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3424.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Seattle, WAColumbus, OHUnited States
 White62.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.0%12.2%
 Asian16.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seattle, WAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.2%50.2%
 Never Married45.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households337,361  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock198,56280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households188,402  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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