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Perry, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Perry.
- People are 2.0% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 13.2 years older in Sarasota.
 Perry, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population55.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 20106,996  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19907,151  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area9.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Perry, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  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 648.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Perry, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White51.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Perry, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married38.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households2,340  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households642  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Perry    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although most teachers work with the students and try to keep all students on the same level, this may litit your childs education. Many times there are somewhat  More

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Over 17 years ago

Honestly Buckeye is the only kind of industry in perry. When it rains or even a heavy fog in the morning then it smells terrible because of buckeye. Anywhere near the  More

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Coming from someone who grew up there: There is nothing to do in perry for children or teens. To be quite honest if you move here your kids will most liklely take up  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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