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Glen Allen, VA vs Colonial Heights, VA

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- Colonial Heights is 0% more densely populated than Glen Allen.
- People are 8.6% less likely to be married in Colonial Heights.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Colonial Heights.
 Glen Allen, VAColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,127329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201015,580  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,897285,036,114
 Population - 19909,010  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,410.893.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Glen Allen, VAColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Glen Allen, VAColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 White58.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.2%12.2%
 Asian7.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Glen Allen, VAColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households6,218  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,02380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,945  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.7%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 Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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