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Alamosa, CO vs Virginia City, NV

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- Virginia City is 0% more densely populated than Alamosa.
- People are 28.4% more likely to be married in Virginia City.
- The Median Age is 25.2 years older in Virginia City.
 Alamosa, COVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock770329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock53.938.4
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 Population - 20108,907  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock849285,036,114
 Population - 19907,579  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-30.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock888.193.4
 Land Area7.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alamosa, COVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Alamosa, COVirginia City, NVUnited States
 White37.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alamosa, COVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Married Population36.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married46.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.052.60
 Households3,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock62.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,947  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Virginia City    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I find the water quality score of 40 in Virginia City to be open for debate. It is basically snow melt, coming from Lake Marlette in the Tahoe area. Looks great. Tastes  More

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