North Sarasota

Population: 3,041
Median household income: $73,099
Median home value: $223,900

North Sarasota is a community in Sarasota County, Florida, home to 3,041 residents. At $73,099, its median household income sits below Sarasota County's $80,633.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Sarasota's population declined 65.5% from 8,806 to 3,041, while its median home value rose 75.5% from $127,600 to $223,900.

22.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,041
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,099
Median home value: $223,900
Median gross rent: $1,911
Housing units: 1,233
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8063,041

Median household income

$40,356$73,099

Median home value

$127,600$223,900

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,806	$40,356	$127,600	$1,188
2020	2,289	$32,961	$164,400	$1,464
2021	2,370	$42,326	$164,800	$1,725
2022	2,573	$60,615	$218,100	$1,779
2023	3,041	$73,099	$223,900	$1,911

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 743.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	232	7.6%
5 to 17	563	18.5%
18 to 24	295	9.7%
25 to 34	265	8.7%
35 to 44	519	17.1%
45 to 54	439	14.4%
55 to 64	476	15.7%
65 to 74	112	3.7%
75 and over	140	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	757	24.9%
Black or African American	1,182	38.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	1.5%
Two or more races	287	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	769	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	533	27.3%
High school graduate	572	29.3%
Some college or associate's	413	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	416	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	963	74.4%
Carpooled	202	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	34	2.6%
Worked from home	66	5.1%
Other means	23	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	7.4%
15 to 29 min	680	55.4%
30 to 44 min	439	35.7%
45 to 59 min	18	1.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 13.8% (419 of 3,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	960	86.4%
Nonfamily households	151	13.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,111	90.1%
Vacant	122	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	682	61.4%
Renter-occupied	429	38.6%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,158	93.9%
1-unit, attached	75	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1249787
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.3566, -82.5223