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Sarasota, FL vs Alva, FL

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- Alva is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 46.9% more likely to be married in Alva.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Alva.
 Sarasota, FLAlva, FLUnited States
 Population53,7862,931329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%44.9%50.5%
 Male Population46.7%55.1%49.5%
 Median Age4951.638.4
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 Population - 201052,2212,650309,327,143
 Population - 200052,7152,182285,036,114
 Population - 199050,9611,036251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now11.7%38.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%192.6%30.8%
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 Population Density3,653.0167.993.4
 Land Area14.717.53,531,905.4
 Water Area9.41.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLAlva, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%0.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.1%4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%10.8%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.7%2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%5.2%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.5%1.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%4.2%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4410.0%13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%11.5%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.6%5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%7.3%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7414.5%21.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%10.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over5.2%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLAlva, FLUnited States
 White64.9%79.5%59.4%
 Black14.9%2.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%5.4%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.2%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%6.5%3.2%
 Hispanic15.5%6.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLAlva, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%61.2%49.8%
     Currently Married40.1%59.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population58.3%38.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%17.6%33.8%
 Divorced16.8%12.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%9.1%5.6%
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 Household Size2.102.542.60
 Households23,9841,152124,010,992
 Family Households12,14378580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%11.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children52.2%69.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,84136743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.3%8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%11.1%10.8%
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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews
Jane · Sarasota, FL
Becoming your basic over crowded tourist trap
Over 1 years ago

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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Art · Osprey, FL
Comparing Sarasota, our new home w/San Clemente CA
Over 2 years ago

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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Laura · Marianna, FL
Great place to visit but didn't like living here.
Over 2 years ago

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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Reviews for Alva    1 Reviews
Jessica · Labelle, FL
Small Town
Over 17 years ago

There's not even a real traffic light here! Great food at the Diner. 25 minutes to Ft Myers which is growing so fast...too fast for those of us who have lived here a  More

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