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Costa Mesa, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Costa Mesa.
- People are 7.6% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 13.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Costa Mesa, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010110,137  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199096,357  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area15.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Costa Mesa, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  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
 Costa Mesa, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian9.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Costa Mesa, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population45.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married41.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households41,243  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  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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