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Ellijay, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Ellijay.
- People are 2.9% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Sarasota.
 Ellijay, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 20101,613  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19901,178  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellijay, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellijay, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 White64.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellijay, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed11.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households855  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households356  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  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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