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Punta Gorda, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Punta Gorda.
- People are 36.1% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 16.2 years younger in Sarasota.
 Punta Gorda, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201017,128  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199010,747  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now92.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area15.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Punta Gorda, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8419.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Punta Gorda, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White89.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Punta Gorda, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population65.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married14.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed10.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households9,616  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  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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