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Fort Washington, MD vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Fort Washington.
- People are 37.7% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 9.8 years younger in Richmond.
People
 Fort Washington, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Population25,840225,676329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%52.5%50.5%
 Male Population49.2%47.5%49.5%
 Median Age44.234.438.4
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 Population - 201025,145204,375309,327,143
 Population - 200023,845197,790285,036,114
 Population - 199024,032203,056251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now1.6%17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.8%14.4%30.8%
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 Population Density1,873.33,766.793.4
 Land Area13.859.93,531,905.4
 Water Area2.82.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Washington, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.1%4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%4.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.0%2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%5.3%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.4%6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%21.8%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.9%12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%10.7%12.6%
 Age 55 to 598.4%6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%6.2%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7413.2%8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%3.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.6%1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Washington, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 White10.3%41.4%59.4%
 Black62.2%45.0%12.2%
 Asian8.2%2.1%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%3.6%3.2%
 Hispanic16.3%7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Washington, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population51.7%32.2%49.8%
     Currently Married49.9%29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%2.8%1.8%
 Single Population48.3%67.8%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%51.2%33.8%
 Divorced9.6%11.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.4%5.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.992.192.60
 Households8,59198,821124,010,992
 Family Households6,59743,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.2%19.9%30.5%
     Married couple, no children48.9%37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,99454,94643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children13.2%24.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%18.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Fort Washington    2 Reviews

Excellent area - 15 minutes from DC and Alexandria - 1 exit away from MGM and National Harbor. Great value on home prices! This area is going to also be the home of  More

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Over 12 years ago

I just don't like it here, the people are definitely not friendly at all. At least it is only 15mins from D.C. So there is plenty to do. My favorite place to live would  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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