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Sarasota, FL vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 46.3% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Sarasota, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 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  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%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  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     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  Unlock7.4%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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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