Pasco County vs Sarasota County

A side-by-side comparison of Pasco County and Sarasota County: population, income, housing, and more.

Pasco County and Sarasota County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pasco County has the higher population (588,758 vs 449,011 in Sarasota County). Sarasota County has the higher median household income ($80,633 vs $67,384 in Pasco County). Sarasota County has the higher median home value ($373,100 vs $265,800 in Pasco County).

Population, income & housing

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
Population	588,758	449,011
Median age	43.7 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,384	$80,633
Median home value	$265,800	$373,100
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,715
Housing units	265,118	260,272
Homeownership rate	75.5%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
Population	524,602 → 588,758 (+12.2%)	419,496 → 449,011 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$52,828 → $67,384 (+27.6%)	$62,236 → $80,633 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $265,800 (+64.0%)	$251,600 → $373,100 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,372 (+29.2%)	$1,277 → $1,715 (+34.3%)

Pasco County

Population

524,602588,758

Median household income

$52,828$67,384

Median home value

$162,100$265,800

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,372

Sarasota County

Population

419,496449,011

Median household income

$62,236$80,633

Median home value

$251,600$373,100

Median gross rent

$1,277$1,715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
Under 5	4.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	18.7%
75 and over	9.9%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	80.6%
Black or African American	5.8%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
No high school diploma	8.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
Drove alone	69.9%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.4%	15.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
1-unit, detached	63.9%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.3%
20 or more units	4.0%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Pasco County	Sarasota County
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1991	1987