South Gate Ridge vs South Sarasota

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

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

South Gate Ridge has the higher population (5,456 vs 4,905 in South Sarasota). South Sarasota has the higher median household income ($93,958 vs $76,307 in South Gate Ridge). South Sarasota has the higher median home value ($629,400 vs $369,400 in South Gate Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
Population	5,456	4,905
Median age	48.5 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,307	$93,958
Median home value	$369,400	$629,400
Median gross rent	$1,581	$1,776
Housing units	2,629	2,524
Homeownership rate	66.5%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
Population	6,232 → 5,456 (-12.5%)	5,283 → 4,905 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$56,205 → $76,307 (+35.8%)	$70,341 → $93,958 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$247,200 → $369,400 (+49.4%)	$474,600 → $629,400 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,232 → $1,581 (+28.3%)	$1,037 → $1,776 (+71.3%)

South Gate Ridge

Population

6,2325,456

Median household income

$56,205$76,307

Median home value

$247,200$369,400

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,581

South Sarasota

Population

5,2834,905

Median household income

$70,341$93,958

Median home value

$474,600$629,400

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
Under 5	4.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	2.9%	2.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	16.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	17.5%
75 and over	10.0%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	81.6%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	10.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
No high school diploma	7.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	23.6%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
Drove alone	75.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	20.4%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
1-unit, detached	62.0%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	9.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	South Gate Ridge	South Sarasota
Poverty rate	6.6%	9.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1982	1978