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Sarasota County

Florida · 479,958 residents (2025 est.) · 556 sq mi
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Sarasota County is a county of 459,547 people in Florida. The median age is 57.4, about 18 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. The population is up 41% since 2000. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
459,547
+41%since 2000
from 325,957 in 2000
479,958 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
827 / sq mi
+25%since 2009
from 661 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
57.4
+14%since 2000
from 50.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
556 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
260K314K369K423K478K19902000201020202024Sarasota County
2024460K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.3%(15,115)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.7%(16,975)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.3%(19,761)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.3%(19,567)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(18,787)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.3%(38,139)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 448.7%(40,154)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.4%(47,720)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.4%(70,967)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7418.6%(85,430)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8413.8%(63,592)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over5.1%(23,340)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,416
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,957 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,835
+104%since 2000
from $28,326 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.4%
+24.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.505
+5%since 2010
from 0.483 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$411,800
+102%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,818
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $711 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 79.1% in 2000
23.3% rent
Vacancy rate
20.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 24.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.13 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.19 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.3%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 54.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.8%(292,603)
Black4.1%(13,254)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(14,142)
Asian0.8%(2,506)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80%(367,787)
Black3.9%(17,786)
Hispanic / Latino10.7%(48,971)
Asian1.9%(8,790)
Other3.5%(16,213)
Diversity Score
43
+39%since 2009
from 31 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−12%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.6%(12,083)
Cuban2.3%(10,393)
Puerto Rican1.8%(8,413)
South American1.8%(8,140)
Guatemalan0.5%(2,303)
Colombian0.5%(2,277)
Venezuelan0.4%(1,959)
Peruvian0.4%(1,881)
Dominican0.3%(1,149)
Spaniard0.2%(1,007)
Argentine0.2%(919)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.2%(912)
Nicaraguan0.1%(611)
Ecuadorian0.1%(507)
Chilean0.1%(387)
Costa Rican0.1%(272)
Honduran0%(196)
Panamanian0%(162)
Bolivian0%(81)
Uruguayan0%(53)
Asian origin
Chinese0.5%(2,132)
Asian Indian0.4%(1,777)
Filipino0.3%(1,565)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,387)
Thai0.1%(508)
Korean0.1%(381)
Japanese0.1%(282)
Burmese0%(198)
Pakistani0%(133)
Laotian0%(32)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(18)
Nepalese0%(13)
Malaysian0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(37)
Chamorro0%(19)
Ancestry
German15.9%(72,865)
Irish12.4%(57,212)
English12.4%(57,007)
American10.2%(47,023)
Italian8.4%(38,769)
Polish4.1%(18,873)
French3.1%(14,147)
Scottish2.1%(9,813)
Russian1.6%(7,459)
Swedish1.2%(5,736)
Dutch1.1%(4,881)
Ukrainian1%(4,431)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.9%(4,343)
French Canadian0.9%(4,018)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(3,902)
West Indian0.8%(3,791)
Hungarian0.8%(3,477)
Welsh0.8%(3,462)
British0.6%(2,653)
Portuguese0.6%(2,612)
Greek0.6%(2,594)
Arab0.6%(2,565)
Swiss0.5%(2,468)
Canadian0.5%(2,464)
Czech0.5%(2,160)
Lithuanian0.4%(2,066)
Haitian0.4%(2,033)
Austrian0.4%(1,662)
Danish0.4%(1,656)
Lebanese0.3%(1,550)
Slovak0.3%(1,430)
Jamaican0.3%(1,340)
Romanian0.3%(1,196)
Finnish0.2%(1,142)
Croatian0.2%(948)
Brazilian0.2%(868)
Bulgarian0.2%(801)
Belgian0.2%(752)
Serbian0.2%(748)
Australian0.1%(576)
Iranian0.1%(439)
Guyanese0.1%(436)
Turkish0.1%(432)
Armenian0.1%(422)
Latvian0.1%(312)
Palestinian0.1%(246)
Israeli0%(209)
Syrian0%(176)
Moroccan0%(156)
Slovene0%(139)
Macedonian0%(122)
Egyptian0%(113)
Nigerian0%(83)
Ethiopian0%(57)
Kenyan0%(30)
Jordanian0%(29)
Barbadian0%(27)
Ghanaian0%(26)
Somali0%(11)
Iraqi0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.8%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 27.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.8%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 87.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.1%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.5 min
+75%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.5%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.6%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
48.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 52.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 70.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
52.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
13.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.8%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 81.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 6.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married23.4%(45,344)
Married61.7%(119,501)
Widowed4.4%(8,598)
Divorced10.4%(20,175)
Women 15+
Never married18%(38,519)
Married54.7%(117,055)
Widowed12.4%(26,604)
Divorced14.9%(31,900)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
44.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 42.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
26.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
37.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 37.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 4.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 67.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% 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)11.1%(3,859)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(5,002)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(16,833)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(2,874)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(534)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,867 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sarasota County, Florida?

Sarasota County, Florida has about 459,547 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sarasota County, Florida?

The typical household in Sarasota County, Florida earns about $83,416 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sarasota County, Florida expensive?

In Sarasota County, Florida, the median home is worth about $411,800, and the typical rent is about $1,818 a month.

How educated are people in Sarasota County, Florida?

About 40.8% of adults age 25 and over in Sarasota County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sarasota County, Florida?

About 8.6% of people in Sarasota County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sarasota County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Sarasota County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 181,771 residents, a change of about 65 percent over that period.

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