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Glen Allen, VA vs Ashland, VA

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- Ashland is 0% more densely populated than Glen Allen.
- People are 42.8% less likely to be married in Ashland.
- The Median Age is 10.5 years younger in Ashland.
 Glen Allen, VAAshland, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,478329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.538.4
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 Population - 201015,580  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,619285,036,114
 Population - 19909,010  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,038.993.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Glen Allen, VAAshland, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Glen Allen, VAAshland, VAUnited States
 White58.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.3%12.2%
 Asian7.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Glen Allen, VAAshland, VAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.5%50.2%
 Never Married28.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households6,218  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,46680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,945  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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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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