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Richmond, VA vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 72.5% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 13.5 years older in Shelton.
 Richmond, VAShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VAShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VAShelton, CTUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VAShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
Over 4 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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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
Over 5 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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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
Over 5 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 Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 8 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 14 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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