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Elgin, IL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Elgin.
- People are 19.9% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Elgin, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010108,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199077,010  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area37.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elgin, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Elgin, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 White39.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian5.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elgin, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population52.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households38,168  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,798  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  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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