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Rochester, MI vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 45.3% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Richmond.
 Rochester, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201012,718  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 19907,130  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now85.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Rochester, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 White84.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%12.2%
 Asian6.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population58.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married26.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households5,370  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,884  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

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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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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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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