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Kalamazoo, MI vs Ashland, VA

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- Ashland is 0% more densely populated than Kalamazoo.
- People are 2.8% more likely to be married in Ashland.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Ashland.
 Kalamazoo, MIAshland, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,478329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.538.4
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 Population - 201074,335  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,619285,036,114
 Population - 199080,277  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,038.993.4
 Land Area24.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Kalamazoo, MIAshland, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Kalamazoo, MIAshland, VAUnited States
 White62.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Kalamazoo, MIAshland, VAUnited States
 Married Population29.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.5%50.2%
 Never Married57.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households29,201  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,46680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,040  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 10 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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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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