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Sarasota, FL vs Fort Myers, FL

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- Fort Myers is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 7.3% more likely to be married in Fort Myers.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years younger in Fort Myers.
 Sarasota, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock84,694329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,208285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock88.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,126.293.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.7%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.4%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,33980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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