North Sarasota vs Pinecraft

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

North Sarasota and Pinecraft 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 465 in Pinecraft). Pinecraft has the higher median home value ($328,800 vs $223,900 in North Sarasota). Since 2019, Pinecraft's population has grown faster (-22.0% vs -65.5%).

Population, income & housing

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
Population	3,041	465
Median age	37.3 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,099	—
Median home value	$223,900	$328,800
Median gross rent	$1,911	$811
Housing units	1,233	847
Homeownership rate	61.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
Population	8,806 → 3,041 (-65.5%)	596 → 465 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$40,356 → $73,099 (+81.1%)	$29,013 → $34,102 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$127,600 → $223,900 (+75.5%)	$311,600 → $328,800 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,911 (+60.9%)	$660 → $811 (+22.9%)

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

Pinecraft

Population

596465

Median household income

$29,013$34,102

Median home value

$311,600$328,800

Median gross rent

$660$811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	2.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	17.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	54.0%
65 to 74	3.7%	0.0%
75 and over	4.6%	29.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	84.9%
Black or African American	38.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
No high school diploma	27.3%	55.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	7.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
Drove alone	74.4%	45.0%
Carpooled	15.6%	36.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	18.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
1-unit, detached	93.9%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	North Sarasota	Pinecraft
Poverty rate	13.8%	3.2%
Average household size	2.70	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1976	1966