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Palo Alto, CA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 45.0% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years younger in Richmond.
 Palo Alto, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
Over 3 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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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
Over 4 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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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
Over 4 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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