Desoto Lakes vs North Sarasota

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

Desoto Lakes 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 2,193 in Desoto Lakes). North Sarasota has the higher median household income ($73,099 vs $72,083 in Desoto Lakes). Desoto Lakes has the higher median home value ($332,700 vs $223,900 in North Sarasota).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
Population	2,193	3,041
Median age	41.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$73,099
Median home value	$332,700	$223,900
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,911
Housing units	665	1,233
Homeownership rate	71.3%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
Population	4,061 → 2,193 (-46.0%)	8,806 → 3,041 (-65.5%)
Median household income	$71,133 → $72,083 (+1.3%)	$40,356 → $73,099 (+81.1%)
Median home value	$228,700 → $332,700 (+45.5%)	$127,600 → $223,900 (+75.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,443 → $1,625 (+12.6%)	$1,188 → $1,911 (+60.9%)

Desoto Lakes

Population

4,0612,193

Median household income

$71,133$72,083

Median home value

$228,700$332,700

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,625

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 Lakes	North Sarasota
Under 5	3.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	3.7%
75 and over	5.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	24.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	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	3.4%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	49.9%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
No high school diploma	25.5%	27.3%
High school graduate	33.2%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
Drove alone	79.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	14.4%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	3.1%	2.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	3.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
1-unit, detached	83.3%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Lakes	North Sarasota
Poverty rate	38.9%	13.8%
Average household size	3.30	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1974	1976