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Richmond, CA vs South Gate, CA

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- South Gate is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 0.9% less likely to be married in South Gate.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years younger in South Gate.
 Richmond, CASouth Gate, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,308329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 2010103,666  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,375285,036,114
 Population - 199087,425  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,895.093.4
 Land Area30.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, CASouth Gate, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, CASouth Gate, CAUnited States
 White18.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian14.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock95.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, CASouth Gate, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married40.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.912.60
 Households39,493  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,723  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.3%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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