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Sarasota, FL vs Mena, AR

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- Mena is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 14.0% more likely to be married in Mena.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years younger in Mena.
 Sarasota, FLMena, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,626329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.638.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,637285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock840.793.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLMena, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLMena, ARUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLMena, ARUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%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 Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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