Sarasota

Population: 56,218
Median household income: $70,065
Median home value: $409,700

Sarasota, a community in Sarasota County, Florida, has 56,218 residents. Its median household income of $70,065 runs below the Sarasota County figure of $80,633.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sarasota's population declined 1.2% from 56,919 to 56,218, while its median home value rose 52.6% from $268,400 to $409,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.8% of the population. 72.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,218
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,065
Median home value: $409,700
Median gross rent: $1,514
Housing units: 32,123
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,91956,218

Median household income

$53,669$70,065

Median home value

$268,400$409,700

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,514

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,919	$53,669	$268,400	$1,134
2020	57,787	$56,093	$291,500	$1,177
2021	53,786	$62,615	$321,100	$1,290
2022	55,508	$68,870	$372,000	$1,417
2023	56,218	$70,065	$409,700	$1,514

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,718	3.1%
5 to 17	6,335	11.3%
18 to 24	5,057	9.0%
25 to 34	6,659	11.8%
35 to 44	5,712	10.2%
45 to 54	6,432	11.4%
55 to 64	7,860	14.0%
65 to 74	8,197	14.6%
75 and over	8,248	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,844	63.8%
Black or African American	8,416	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.0%
Asian	1,181	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	137	0.2%
Two or more races	1,435	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,174	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,258	7.6%
High school graduate	11,520	26.7%
Some college or associate's	10,349	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	9,975	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8,006	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,991	72.1%
Carpooled	2,228	8.9%
Public transit	357	1.4%
Walked	512	2.1%
Bicycle	264	1.1%
Worked from home	3,207	12.8%
Other means	401	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,326	24.5%
15 to 29 min	10,872	50.0%
30 to 44 min	4,284	19.7%
45 to 59 min	405	1.9%
60+ min	866	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 14.3% (7,502 of 52,303)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,397	52.4%
Nonfamily households	12,175	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,572	79.6%
Vacant	6,551	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,244	55.7%
Renter-occupied	11,328	44.3%

1-unit, detached39.5%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units27.9%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,685	39.5%
1-unit, attached	2,884	9.0%
2 to 4 units	2,092	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4,271	13.3%
20 or more units	8,970	27.9%
Mobile home & other	1,221	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1264175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 9.39 sq mi
Center point: 27.3383, -82.5437