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Spokane, WA vs Missoula, MT

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- Missoula is 0% more densely populated than Spokane.
- People are 9.9% less likely to be married in Missoula.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years younger in Missoula.
 Spokane, WAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock73,300329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.638.4
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 Population - 2010209,537  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,053285,036,114
 Population - 1990177,196  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,504.793.4
 Land Area68.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Spokane, WAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Spokane, WAMissoula, MTUnited States
 White80.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Spokane, WAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households94,105  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,14480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households42,139  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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