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Santa Cruz, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 30.8% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 20.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Santa Cruz, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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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