South Venice is a city of 17,484 people in Florida. The median age is 50.9, about 12 years above the US median. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 3,945 more people. Density works out to 2,936 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,097, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Venice
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$162,485 → $337,300(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate5.6% → 12.5%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share96.9% → 86.4%(−10.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
South Venice's population equals 3.8% of Sarasota County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.6% 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)26.5%(362)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(232)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(526)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(81)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,365 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 Venice, decade by decade
South Venice 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
11,951
$66,441
$162,485
10.6%
7.6
2000
13,539
$66,654
$154,841
14.6%
8.5
2010
13,949
$64,426
$272,178
20.1%
15.8
2020
15,619
$73,532
$249,559
23.7%
28.2
2024
17,484
$77,097
$337,300
25.5%
30.5
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.
