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Ashland, VA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Ashland.
- People are 5.5% more likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in Richmond.
 Ashland, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 20107,261  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 19905,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashland, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashland, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%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  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashland, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population30.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married49.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households2,660  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,194  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%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 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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