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Ashland, VA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- Mechanicsville is 0% more densely populated than Ashland.
- People are 74.2% more likely to be married in Mechanicsville.
- The Median Age is 11.2 years older in Mechanicsville.
 Ashland, VAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,767329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.738.4
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 Population - 20107,261  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,464285,036,114
 Population - 19905,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,332.393.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashland, VAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashland, VAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.5%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashland, VAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Married Population30.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.8%50.2%
 Never Married49.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households2,660  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,194  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 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 Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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