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Richmond, CA vs Irvine, CA

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- Irvine is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 12.7% more likely to be married in Irvine.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years younger in Irvine.
 Richmond, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock297,868329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 2010103,666  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock143,072285,036,114
 Population - 199087,425  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock98.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,541.993.4
 Land Area30.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 White18.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian14.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households39,493  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,18180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,723  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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