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Richmond, VA vs Arkadelphia, AR

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- Arkadelphia is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 7.8% less likely to be married in Arkadelphia.
- The Median Age is 9.9 years younger in Arkadelphia.
 Richmond, VAArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,332329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.538.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,912285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,456.293.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VAArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VAArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VAArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.3%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,78580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Arkadelphia    3 Reviews

I attended Henderson State University which is one of the two colleges in Arkadelphia. I came from a different town in Arkansas that had much more to do, so Arkadelphia  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arkadelphia has a water park, two or three parks, its just a few minutes to get to beautiful Lake DeGray. Hot Springs has the other things that you might want to go to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Two large Universitys dominate the town and compete with each other. In general the town is orderly and neat with a true Old South feeling. Most of the citizens are  More

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