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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Margate.
- People are 14.0% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Sarasota.
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201053,239  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199042,985  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now36.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White33.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population48.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households25,134  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,213  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Margate    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Butterfly World, is minutes away from Margate and the largest selection of butterflies, it is a must see. The Festival Flea Market is one of the best flea markets I've  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Margate, FL for the past 7 years and I must say it has been very nice. The people here are nice and as far as the crime rate goes I must say I have  More

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Over 15 years ago

The crime statistics you see listed for Margate Florida are misleading, I have lived in Margate for years, I like many of Margate residents have had my home broken 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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