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Richmond, VA vs Urbana, IL

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Highlights
- Urbana is 0% more densely populated than Richmond.
- People are 16.4% less likely to be married in Urbana.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years younger in Urbana.
 Richmond, VAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,189329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock25.238.4
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 Population - 2010204,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,395285,036,114
 Population - 1990203,056  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,315.893.4
 Land Area59.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Richmond, VAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock17.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Richmond, VAUrbana, ILUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.7%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Richmond, VAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock73.1%50.2%
 Never Married51.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.032.60
 Households98,821  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,92780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households54,946  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.9%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 Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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