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- Flagler Beach is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 51.2% more likely to be married in Flagler Beach.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years older in Flagler Beach.
 Sarasota, FLFlagler Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,064329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,954285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,413.093.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLFlagler Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock17.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock18.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLFlagler Beach, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLFlagler Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.042.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,55480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.9%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 Flagler Beach    2 Reviews

Flagler Beach has a few characteristics that make it geographically unique: 1. It is the closest beach to I-95 along the entire eastern US coast (approx. 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

Flagler beach is pretty cool. Crime rate is more than a 4 out of 10. Probably more like a 6. Theres alot of alcoholics and surf bums, the center of town can get a little  More

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