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Sarasota, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

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- Cape Coral is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 30.9% more likely to be married in Cape Coral.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years younger in Cape Coral.
 Sarasota, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock193,003329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.338.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,286285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock96.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,824.793.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock13.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.0%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock51,28780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock56.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%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 Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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