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Lawton, OK vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Lawton.
- People are 4.3% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 17.6 years older in Sarasota.
 Lawton, OKSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201097,850  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199080,561  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area81.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lawton, OKSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  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 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lawton, OKSarasota, FLUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lawton, OKSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married36.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households32,977  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,926  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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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