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Sarasota, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 6.9% more likely to be married in Jacksonville.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years younger in Jacksonville.
 Sarasota, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock937,690329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.238.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock735,617285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock25.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,254.093.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock126.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.3%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  Unlock10.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock222,30880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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