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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Celebration.
- People are 25.6% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 11.4 years older in Sarasota.
 Celebration, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population53.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 20107,761  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 1990439  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2,213.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area10.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Celebration, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Celebration, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White66.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Celebration, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population56.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households3,946  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,295  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 7 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  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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