Sarasota Springs vs South Venice

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

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

South Venice has the higher population (17,399 vs 12,669 in Sarasota Springs). Sarasota Springs has the higher median household income ($89,646 vs $72,322 in South Venice). Sarasota Springs has the higher median home value ($310,400 vs $293,600 in South Venice).

Population, income & housing

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
Population	12,669	17,399
Median age	39.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,646	$72,322
Median home value	$310,400	$293,600
Median gross rent	$2,050	$1,790
Housing units	5,198	8,664
Homeownership rate	78.7%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
Population	15,854 → 12,669 (-20.1%)	13,907 → 17,399 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$65,222 → $89,646 (+37.4%)	$57,092 → $72,322 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$207,300 → $310,400 (+49.7%)	$191,000 → $293,600 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,396 → $2,050 (+46.8%)	$1,336 → $1,790 (+34.0%)

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

South Venice

Population

13,90717,399

Median household income

$57,092$72,322

Median home value

$191,000$293,600

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
Under 5	3.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.9%
75 and over	5.7%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	85.7%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
No high school diploma	7.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	34.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
Drove alone	76.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	7.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	16.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
1-unit, detached	94.7%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Sarasota Springs	South Venice
Poverty rate	11.4%	9.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1976	1985