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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Sanford.
- People are 3.3% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.5 years older in Sarasota.
 Sanford, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201053,964  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199032,387  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now89.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sanford, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sanford, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White38.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian3.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sanford, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married38.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households22,616  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,564  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 14 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  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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