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Toledo, OH vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Toledo.
- People are 10.1% more likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Columbus.
 Toledo, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock898,143329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 2010287,077  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock711,470285,036,114
 Population - 1990332,943  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-18.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,104.993.4
 Land Area80.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Toledo, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Toledo, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 White57.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.0%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Toledo, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Married Population35.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households116,257  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock198,56280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,067  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  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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