Desoto Acres vs North Sarasota

A side-by-side comparison of Desoto Acres and North Sarasota: population, income, housing, and more.

Desoto Acres and North Sarasota are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Sarasota has the higher population (3,041 vs 770 in Desoto Acres). Desoto Acres has the higher median household income ($77,102 vs $73,099 in North Sarasota). Desoto Acres has the higher median home value ($502,800 vs $223,900 in North Sarasota).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
Population	770	3,041
Median age	49.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,102	$73,099
Median home value	$502,800	$223,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,911
Housing units	249	1,233
Homeownership rate	95.6%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
Population	1,153 → 770 (-33.2%)	8,806 → 3,041 (-65.5%)
Median household income	$58,241 → $77,102 (+32.4%)	$40,356 → $73,099 (+81.1%)
Median home value	$428,400 → $502,800 (+17.4%)	$127,600 → $223,900 (+75.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,188 → $1,911 (+60.9%)

Desoto Acres

Population

1,153770

Median household income

$58,241$77,102

Median home value

$428,400$502,800

North Sarasota

Population

8,8063,041

Median household income

$40,356$73,099

Median home value

$127,600$223,900

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
Under 5	4.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	18.4%	3.7%
75 and over	10.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	24.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	38.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.9%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
No high school diploma	1.4%	27.3%
High school graduate	42.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
Drove alone	62.7%	74.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	23.2%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
1-unit, detached	95.6%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Acres	North Sarasota
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.8%
Average household size	3.09	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1973	1976