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Sarasota, FL vs Valdosta, GA

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- Valdosta is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 21.0% less likely to be married in Valdosta.
- The Median Age is 20.1 years younger in Valdosta.
 Sarasota, FLValdosta, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,417329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.938.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock43,724285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,540.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLValdosta, GAUnited 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  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLValdosta, GAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock56.2%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  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLValdosta, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,85480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.8%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 Valdosta    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The people here are the poster children of "southern hospitality". Meaning they are snooty, passive aggressive, racist, judgemental,fake, people I've ever there is  More

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Finding a job in Valdosta is extremely hard unless you know someone! Trying to get some kind of medical insurance if your not working is even worse! There is no  More

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I LOVE THE TROPICAL RAINS HERE,AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES I GO OUT TO WASH MY HAIR, I AM VERY PRAYERFUL WHEN I DO IT, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF THE WEATHER.  More

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