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Sarasota, FL vs Orange Beach, AL

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- Orange Beach is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 41.3% more likely to be married in Orange Beach.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Orange Beach.
 Sarasota, FLOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,847329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock53.538.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,784285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock67.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock533.793.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.4%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,08480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.1%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 Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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