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Sarasota, FL vs Oakland, CA

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- Oakland is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 1.3% less likely to be married in Oakland.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in Oakland.
 Sarasota, FLOakland, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock437,548329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock399,484285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,828.393.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLOakland, CAUnited 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  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLOakland, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.6%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLOakland, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock91,23580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.2%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 5 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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