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Alexandria, VA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Alexandria.
- People are 29.0% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years younger in Richmond.
 Alexandria, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 2010140,737  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,183  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area14.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alexandria, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Alexandria, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 White51.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alexandria, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population45.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married40.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households74,224  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,708  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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