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Palestine, TX vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Palestine.
- People are 10.7% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Palestine, TXSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201018,669  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199018,042  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area19.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palestine, TXSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.0%  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
 Palestine, TXSarasota, FLUnited States
 White47.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palestine, TXSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population46.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households6,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,146  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  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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