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Lawrence, KS vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Lawrence.
- People are 6.7% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 20.4 years older in Sarasota.
 Lawrence, KSSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201088,263  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199065,608  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area34.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lawrence, KSSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lawrence, KSSarasota, FLUnited States
 White74.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian6.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lawrence, KSSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population39.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married49.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households40,424  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,186  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  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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