South Sarasota vs Warm Mineral Springs

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

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

South Sarasota has the higher population (4,905 vs 4,756 in Warm Mineral Springs). South Sarasota has the higher median household income ($93,958 vs $51,419 in Warm Mineral Springs). South Sarasota has the higher median home value ($629,400 vs $181,900 in Warm Mineral Springs).

Population, income & housing

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
Population	4,905	4,756
Median age	54.3 yrs	71.8 yrs
Median household income	$93,958	$51,419
Median home value	$629,400	$181,900
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,063
Housing units	2,524	4,141
Homeownership rate	68.7%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
Population	5,283 → 4,905 (-7.2%)	5,390 → 4,756 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$70,341 → $93,958 (+33.6%)	$43,505 → $51,419 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$474,600 → $629,400 (+32.6%)	$123,400 → $181,900 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,037 → $1,776 (+71.3%)	$1,336 → $1,063 (-20.4%)

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

Warm Mineral Springs

Population

5,3904,756

Median household income

$43,505$51,419

Median home value

$123,400$181,900

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
Under 5	2.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.0%	5.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	1.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	5.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	17.5%	30.4%
75 and over	19.4%	40.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	20.2%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.8%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
Drove alone	73.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.4%
Worked from home	20.4%	3.3%
Other means	0.6%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
1-unit, detached	66.2%	28.8%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	65.0%

Poverty & households

	South Sarasota	Warm Mineral Springs
Poverty rate	9.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.23	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1978	1984