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Virginia Beach, VA vs Mount Airy, MD

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- Mount Airy is 0% more densely populated than Virginia Beach.
- People are 23.0% more likely to be married in Mount Airy.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Mount Airy.
 Virginia Beach, VAMount Airy, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,621329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 2010438,864  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,425285,036,114
 Population - 1990393,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,336.393.4
 Land Area244.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Virginia Beach, VAMount Airy, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Virginia Beach, VAMount Airy, MDUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Virginia Beach, VAMount Airy, MDUnited States
 Married Population52.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.952.60
 Households177,046  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,58680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,776  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up here small town beautiful . Left for the marines in 08 came home to a place i cant afford and replaced by people that act like they know the  More

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Its a great place to raise a family and send your children to good public schools. Close to Baltimore and Washington DC. Close to great restaurants. Downtown Frederick  More

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Over 11 years ago

First off yes the cost of living, particularly housing, is expensive. But that is in relation to the rest of the country. Compared to the DC burbs is a bargain. The  More

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