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Sarasota, FL vs Hawthorne, CA

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- Hawthorne is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 0.4% less likely to be married in Hawthorne.
- The Median Age is 16.0 years younger in Hawthorne.
 Sarasota, FLHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock87,863329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,112285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock14,444.093.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLHawthorne, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock26.2%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock54.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.992.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,34480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock23.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%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 Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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