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Virginia Beach, VA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Virginia Beach.
- People are 21.2% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 12.3 years older in Sarasota.
 Virginia Beach, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010438,864  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 1990393,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area244.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Virginia Beach, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Virginia Beach, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Virginia Beach, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population52.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households177,046  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,776  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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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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