Sarasota is home to 56,970 people in Florida. At a median age of 48.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 3,875 people per square mile. People stay put here: 79% were in the same home a year ago. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,105, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 166%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sarasota
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$173,045 → $463,000(+168%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.0% → 41.8%(+20.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Sarasota's population equals 12% of Sarasota County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 22% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.4%(562)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(680)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(902)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(241)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(49)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,754 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sarasota, decade by decade
Sarasota population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
50,978
$59,723
$173,045
21.0%
44.0
2000
52,715
$62,077
$174,150
25.7%
59.2
2010
51,917
$57,806
$327,275
27.4%
65.1
2020
54,842
$67,987
$353,309
37.2%
69.3
2024
56,970
$72,105
$463,000
41.8%
68.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
