Gulf Gate

Population: 8,317
Median household income: $64,724
Median home value: $344,500

Gulf Gate is a community in Sarasota County, Florida, home to 8,317 residents. The median household income of $64,724 is below the Sarasota County median ($80,633).

Between 2020 and 2023, Gulf Gate's population declined 2.4% from 8,521 to 8,317, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $260,400 to $344,500.

The median gross rent is $1,661. 32.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,317
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,724
Median home value: $344,500
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 4,684
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5218,317

Median household income

$53,036$64,724

Median home value

$260,400$344,500

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	8,521	$53,036	$260,400	$1,228
2021	8,460	$60,306	$271,800	$1,371
2022	8,410	$66,232	$302,100	$1,472
2023	8,317	$64,724	$344,500	$1,661

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142	1.7%
5 to 17	1,161	14.0%
18 to 24	513	6.2%
25 to 34	997	12.0%
35 to 44	831	10.0%
45 to 54	777	9.3%
55 to 64	1,455	17.5%
65 to 74	1,165	14.0%
75 and over	1,276	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,687	92.4%
Black or African American	111	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	42	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	355	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	242	3.7%
High school graduate	2,103	32.3%
Some college or associate's	2,024	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,226	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	906	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,184	77.1%
Carpooled	222	5.4%
Public transit	38	0.9%
Walked	199	4.8%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	427	10.3%
Other means	52	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,283	34.6%
15 to 29 min	1,228	33.2%
30 to 44 min	971	26.2%
45 to 59 min	78	2.1%
60+ min	144	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 12.2% (1,010 of 8,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,087	48.7%
Nonfamily households	2,196	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,283	91.4%
Vacant	401	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,621	61.2%
Renter-occupied	1,662	38.8%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,950	63.0%
1-unit, attached	266	5.7%
2 to 4 units	287	6.1%
5 to 19 units	408	8.7%
20 or more units	493	10.5%
Mobile home & other	280	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1228045
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 27.2577, -82.5076