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Sarasota, FL vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 11.9% less likely to be married in Bowling Green.
- The Median Age is 21.3 years younger in Bowling Green.
 Sarasota, FLBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,422329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.738.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock49,296285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,843.593.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLBowling Green, KYUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.4%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.342.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,18080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%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 Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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