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Sarasota, FL vs Grand Island, NY

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- Grand Island is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 37.2% more likely to be married in Grand Island.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years younger in Grand Island.
 Sarasota, FLGrand Island, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,340329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.638.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock18,621285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock754.893.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLGrand Island, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLGrand Island, NYUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.2%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLGrand Island, NYUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,04480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews
Jane · Sarasota, FL
Becoming your basic over crowded tourist trap
Over 2 years ago

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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Art · Osprey, FL
Comparing Sarasota, our new home w/San Clemente CA
Over 3 years ago

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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Laura · Marianna, FL
Great place to visit but didn't like living here.
Over 3 years ago

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 Grand Island    2 Reviews
Melissa · Clarence, NY
Difficult for someone from a sunshine state
Over 16 years ago

I have lived here for approximately 3 1/2 years and am originally from California (I have lived in Colorado Springs CO and Columbus GA as well). The number of days of  More

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Sue · Grand Island, NY
Grand Place to Live
Over 16 years ago

Grand Island lies in the Niagara River between New York and Canada. It's easy to get to Niagara Falls, Toronto(Canada), Buffalo. There is a beach and two boat docking  More

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