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Sarasota, FL vs Ellijay, GA

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- Ellijay is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 3.0% more likely to be married in Ellijay.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Ellijay.
 Sarasota, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,935329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,584285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock546.093.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLEllijay, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%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 Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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