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Alexandria, VA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Alexandria.
- People are 8.2% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 11.9 years older in Sarasota.
 Alexandria, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010140,737  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,183  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area14.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alexandria, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Alexandria, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 White51.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alexandria, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population45.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married40.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households74,224  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,708  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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