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Des Moines, IA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Des Moines.
- People are 0.6% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.8 years older in Sarasota.
 Des Moines, IASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010205,042  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 1990193,187  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area88.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Des Moines, IASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  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
 Des Moines, IASarasota, FLUnited States
 White63.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian7.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Des Moines, IASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married39.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households86,992  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households38,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  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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