South Sarasota is home to 4,837 people in Florida. The median age is 56.7, about 18 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $780,200, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,933, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 156%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Sarasota
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$320,409 → $780,200(+144%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age42.0 → 56.7(+14.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.4% → 52.2%(+20.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)4.9%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.9%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era65.7%(213)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 324 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
South Sarasota, decade by decade
South 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
5,298
$82,704
$320,409
31.4%
11.0
2000
5,314
$96,775
$304,581
43.0%
15.3
2010
4,950
$69,287
$507,959
48.3%
24.6
2020
5,133
$93,175
$574,991
47.1%
35.0
2024
4,837
$92,933
$780,200
52.2%
41.7
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.
