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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 12.6% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Sarasota.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCSarasota, FLUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  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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