COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sarasota vs Bee Ridge
PLACE A
Sarasota, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Bee Ridge, Florida
Sarasota is 466% larger than Bee Ridge. Bee Ridge earns more, with a median household income $3,801 higher.
SARASOTABEE RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population58,45810,334+466% vs Bee Ridge
Population density3,9762,756+1,220
Population growth5.6%3.7%+1.9 pts
Median age48.254.1−5.9
Male45.1%48.6%−3.5 pts
Female54.9%51.4%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born16.2%14.6%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.2%84.8%−21.7 pts
Black14.5%2.4%+12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.9%6.1%+11.9 pts
Asian1.9%4.6%−2.8 pts
Other2.6%2.0%+0.5 pts
Median household income$72,105$75,906−$3,801
Per capita income$60,995$47,398+$13,597
Poverty rate15.0%7.2%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.445+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%43.1%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree18.0%14.8%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%1.3%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation53.5%55.4%−1.9 pts
Median home value$463,000$412,400+$50,600
Median gross rent$1,684$2,118−$434
Owner-occupied57.5%81.5%−24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%6.9%+13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households59.1%57.4%+1.7 pts
Average commute20.721.7−1.0
Worked from home13.3%13.9%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.4%+0.5 pts
Uninsured15.6%10.6%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024