Plantation

Population: 4,483
Median household income: $77,873
Median home value: $383,000

Plantation is a community in Sarasota County, Florida, home to 4,483 residents. Its median household income of $77,873 runs in line with the Sarasota County figure of $80,633.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plantation's population declined 10.8% from 5,026 to 4,483, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $277,800 to $383,000.

The median gross rent is $1,866. 46.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,483
Median age: 72.4 yrs
Median household income: $77,873
Median home value: $383,000
Median gross rent: $1,866
Housing units: 3,794
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0264,483

Median household income

$66,344$77,873

Median home value

$277,800$383,000

Median gross rent

$1,455$1,866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,026	$66,344	$277,800	$1,455
2020	4,857	$71,413	$298,400	$1,472
2021	4,565	$69,049	$313,200	$1,904
2022	4,274	$72,209	$344,500	$2,064
2023	4,483	$77,873	$383,000	$1,866

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

Age distribution

Under 50.1%

5 to 173.8%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 343.8%

35 to 442.2%

45 to 542.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7430.1%

75 and over43.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	0.1%
5 to 17	170	3.8%
18 to 24	44	1.0%
25 to 34	169	3.8%
35 to 44	97	2.2%
45 to 54	112	2.5%
55 to 64	606	13.5%
65 to 74	1,351	30.1%
75 and over	1,928	43.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,280	95.5%
Black or African American	10	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate15.7%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	4.5%
High school graduate	670	15.7%
Some college or associate's	1,421	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,130	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	849	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	612	68.8%
Carpooled	13	1.5%
Public transit	10	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	209	23.5%
Other means	45	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	268	39.4%
15 to 29 min	256	37.6%
30 to 44 min	55	8.1%
45 to 59 min	90	13.2%
60+ min	11	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 3.4% (152 of 4,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,510	58.8%
Nonfamily households	1,057	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,567	67.7%
Vacant	1,227	32.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,291	89.2%
Renter-occupied	276	10.8%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,438	64.3%
1-unit, attached	551	14.5%
2 to 4 units	129	3.4%
5 to 19 units	373	9.8%
20 or more units	294	7.7%
Mobile home & other	9	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1257450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 27.0683, -82.3705