Laurel vs Sarasota Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel and Sarasota Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sarasota Springs has the higher population (12,669 vs 11,868 in Laurel). Sarasota Springs has the higher median household income ($89,646 vs $89,282 in Laurel). Laurel has the higher median home value ($450,200 vs $310,400 in Sarasota Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
Population	11,868	12,669
Median age	62.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$89,282	$89,646
Median home value	$450,200	$310,400
Median gross rent	$1,411	$2,050
Housing units	7,317	5,198
Homeownership rate	87.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
Population	9,518 → 11,868 (+24.7%)	15,854 → 12,669 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$59,631 → $89,282 (+49.7%)	$65,222 → $89,646 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$235,700 → $450,200 (+91.0%)	$207,300 → $310,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,271 → $1,411 (+11.0%)	$1,396 → $2,050 (+46.8%)

Laurel

Population

9,51811,868

Median household income

$59,631$89,282

Median home value

$235,700$450,200

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,411

Sarasota Springs

Population

15,85412,669

Median household income

$65,222$89,646

Median home value

$207,300$310,400

Median gross rent

$1,396$2,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
Under 5	4.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	4.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	18.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	22.0%	12.3%
75 and over	22.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	76.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
No high school diploma	2.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	27.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
Drove alone	71.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	10.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	21.5%	10.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
1-unit, detached	68.9%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Sarasota Springs
Poverty rate	5.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1983	1976