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- Sylva is 0% more densely populated than Richardson.
- People are 43.8% less likely to be married in Sylva.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Sylva.
 Richardson, TXSylva, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,611329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201099,582  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,435285,036,114
 Population - 199074,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock818.293.4
 Land Area28.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richardson, TXSylva, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock1.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock2.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Richardson, TXSylva, NCUnited States
 White52.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian14.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richardson, TXSylva, NCUnited States
 Married Population52.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.5%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households43,592  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,319  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 18 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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