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Shelton, WA vs Richland, WA

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- Richland is 0% more densely populated than Shelton.
- People are 45.3% more likely to be married in Richland.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Richland.
 Shelton, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,718329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 20109,848  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,708285,036,114
 Population - 19907,241  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock53.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now51.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,529.293.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shelton, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Shelton, WARichland, WAUnited States
 White65.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shelton, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Married Population35.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households3,358  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,310  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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