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Ashland, VA vs Syracuse, NY

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- Syracuse is 0% more densely populated than Ashland.
- People are 3.8% less likely to be married in Syracuse.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Syracuse.
 Ashland, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock146,781329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 20107,261  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock147,306285,036,114
 Population - 19905,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,864.293.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashland, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashland, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.5%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashland, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Married Population30.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.6%50.2%
 Never Married49.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households2,660  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock28,12980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,194  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.7%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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