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Grand Haven, MI vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Grand Haven.
- People are 19.2% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in Sarasota.
 Grand Haven, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201010,365  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199011,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Haven, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  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
 Grand Haven, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 White91.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Haven, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population51.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households5,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,855  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  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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