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Richmond, VA vs Sparta, TN

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Highlights
- Sparta is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 66.2% more likely to be married in Sparta.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Sparta.
 Richmond, VASparta, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,981329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,599285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock740.993.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VASparta, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VASparta, TNUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.2%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VASparta, TNUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.4%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,22880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%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 Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 15 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 16 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More

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