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Richmond, VA vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 31.5% more likely to be married in Traverse City.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years older in Traverse City.
 Richmond, VATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,263329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,532285,036,114
 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  Unlock1,832.393.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%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  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VATraverse City, MIUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.142.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,50780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.4%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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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