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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Athens-Clarke County.
- People are 24.5% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 20.5 years older in Sarasota.
 Athens-Clarke County, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010116,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199086,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area116.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens-Clarke County, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens-Clarke County, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 White54.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens-Clarke County, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population33.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married53.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households51,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  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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