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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Longboat Key.
- People are 44.0% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 22.1 years younger in Sarasota.
 Longboat Key, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 20106,892  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19905,937  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Longboat Key, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 341.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6414.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8427.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Longboat Key, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White94.0%  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 Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Longboat Key, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population74.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married5.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed12.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households4,106  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children1.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,383  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Jane · Sarasota, FL
Becoming your basic over crowded tourist trap
Over 2 years ago

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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Art · Osprey, FL
Comparing Sarasota, our new home w/San Clemente CA
Over 3 years ago

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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Laura · Marianna, FL
Great place to visit but didn't like living here.
Over 3 years ago

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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