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Sarasota, FL vs Arlington, VA

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- Arlington is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 8.5% more likely to be married in Arlington.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years younger in Arlington.
 Sarasota, FLArlington, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock235,764329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.138.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock189,453285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,068.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLArlington, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLArlington, VAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.1%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLArlington, VAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49,96980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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