Samoset vs West Samoset

A side-by-side comparison of Samoset and West Samoset: population, income, housing, and more.

Samoset and West Samoset are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Samoset has the higher population (7,273 vs 4,433 in Samoset). West Samoset has the higher median household income ($55,938 vs $51,780 in Samoset). West Samoset has the higher median home value ($213,900 vs $171,400 in Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Samoset	West Samoset
Population	4,433	7,273
Median age	42.0 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,780	$55,938
Median home value	$171,400	$213,900
Median gross rent	$1,355	$1,371
Housing units	1,343	2,603
Homeownership rate	63.2%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Samoset	West Samoset
Population	4,399 → 4,433 (+0.8%)	6,921 → 7,273 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$36,966 → $51,780 (+40.1%)	$32,301 → $55,938 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$103,700 → $171,400 (+65.3%)	$88,800 → $213,900 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,355 (+28.8%)	$947 → $1,371 (+44.8%)

Samoset

Population

4,3994,433

Median household income

$36,966$51,780

Median home value

$103,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,355

West Samoset

Population

6,9217,273

Median household income

$32,301$55,938

Median home value

$88,800$213,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,371

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Samoset	West Samoset
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	24.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	17.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	4.1%
75 and over	6.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Samoset	West Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	25.4%
Black or African American	21.7%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Samoset	West Samoset
No high school diploma	44.3%	36.7%
High school graduate	28.9%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Samoset	West Samoset
Drove alone	74.6%	67.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	3.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	5.6%
Other means	3.7%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Samoset	West Samoset
1-unit, detached	92.3%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Samoset	West Samoset
Poverty rate	17.4%	22.7%
Average household size	3.35	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1973	1974