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Richmond, KY vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 2.0% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years older in Boston.
 Richmond, KYBoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201031,694  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 199021,155  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now74.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area20.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, KYBoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, KYBoston, MAUnited States
 White86.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, KYBoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population34.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married47.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households13,804  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,329  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews
Mike · Richmond, KY
A Goldilocks town!
Over 8 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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E · Richmond, KY
Not the worst; good dining options.
Over 13 years ago

For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Phil · Richmond, KY
Description
Over 17 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 5 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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