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Richmond, VA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 71.7% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years older in Lake Forest.
 Richmond, VALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VALake Forest, CAUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%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 Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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