CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sarasota Springs

Florida · 16,088 residents · 2.68 sq mi

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Sarasota Springs is home to 16,088 people in Florida. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 37.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.7%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $637 a month. That is roughly 22% ahead of the Florida median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,088

+1%vs 2000

vs 15,875 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(980)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(904)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,182)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(890)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(784)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,478)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(2,823)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,425)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,430)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(1,789)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(1,094)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(309)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,588

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,981 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,047

−33%vs 2000

vs $22,427 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,600

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$637

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $776 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(14,672)

Black0.7%(110)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(759)

Asian0.7%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(15,978)

Black0%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(342)

Asian0.5%(86)

Other0.1%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(723)

Cuban5.3%(664)

Puerto Rican2.2%(279)

South American2.1%(268)

Venezuelan1%(126)

Peruvian0.6%(71)

Colombian0.5%(63)

Central American0.3%(44)

Guatemalan0.2%(31)

Dominican0.2%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Laotian0.1%(14)

Asian Indian0.1%(14)

Vietnamese0.1%(8)

Thai0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American16%(2,014)

Irish14.3%(1,800)

German14.2%(1,792)

English10.6%(1,334)

Italian6.6%(830)

French2.5%(318)

Scottish2.3%(284)

Polish2.2%(276)

Dutch1.9%(235)

Norwegian1.3%(159)

Russian1.3%(158)

Brazilian1.2%(157)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese1.1%(138)

Canadian0.8%(107)

Swiss0.7%(91)

Danish0.7%(84)

Welsh0.6%(72)

Subsaharan African0.5%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(55)

French Canadian0.4%(51)

Latvian0.4%(49)

Swedish0.4%(47)

Slovak0.3%(44)

Austrian0.3%(41)

Ukrainian0.3%(40)

Turkish0.3%(37)

Arab0.2%(31)

Lebanese0.2%(31)

British0.2%(27)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Czech0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Syrian0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Serbian0%(6)

Slovene0%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(2,056)

Married49.2%(2,559)

Widowed0.3%(14)

Divorced11%(572)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(1,494)

Married47.6%(2,563)

Widowed6.4%(344)

Divorced18.3%(987)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.7%

−11.4 ptssince 2013

from 26.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12.5%(72)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.7%(299)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 578 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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