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Jackson, MI vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Jackson.
- People are 22.5% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.3 years older in Sarasota.
 Jackson, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201033,426  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199037,446  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-13.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jackson, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Jackson, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 White66.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jackson, MISarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population34.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households13,026  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,030  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 6 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  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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