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- Salisbury is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 31.2% less likely to be married in Salisbury.
- The Median Age is 18.9 years younger in Salisbury.
 Sarasota, FLSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock32,583329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.138.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,743285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,378.293.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%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  Unlock10.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLSalisbury, MDUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.3%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,89380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.9%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 Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 6 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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