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Hercules, CA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Hercules.
- People are 17.7% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years younger in Richmond.
 Hercules, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,677329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 201024,140  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock99,216285,036,114
 Population - 199016,829  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now55.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,848.793.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hercules, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Hercules, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 White18.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.0%12.2%
 Asian42.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hercules, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.902.60
 Households9,068  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,77080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,418  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hercules    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Hercules is in the San Francisco Bay area. It is located on San Pablo Bay which moderates the temperature. Hercules is typically cooler than Concord in Summer. It can  More

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Would like to find out more about the living condition in Hercules and the surrounding areas as well, as well as the transportation to and from the Bay  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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