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Ashland, VA vs Gloucester Courthouse, VA

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- Gloucester Courthouse is 0% more densely populated than Ashland.
- People are 91.6% more likely to be married in Gloucester Courthouse.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years older in Gloucester Courthouse.
 Ashland, VAGloucester Courthouse, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,198329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 20107,261  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,269285,036,114
 Population - 19905,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock458.693.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashland, VAGloucester Courthouse, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock7.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashland, VAGloucester Courthouse, VAUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.1%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashland, VAGloucester Courthouse, VAUnited States
 Married Population30.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married49.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households2,660  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock76080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,194  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for Gloucester Courthouse    2 Reviews

We are an active duty family who did a PCS in from Holloman AFB, New Mexico to Langley AFB, VA. We have been in the Air Force for over 20 years and were looking to live  More

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Over 20 years ago

Gloucester, Virginia is a nice place to visit but is not a place to raise your children. If you are older and are looking for a quiet community to retire this could be  More

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