Siesta Key

Population: 5,690
Median household income: $119,427
Median home value: $954,300

Siesta Key, a community in Sarasota County, Florida, has 5,690 residents. At $119,427, its median household income sits above Sarasota County's $80,633.

From 2019 to 2023, Siesta Key's population grew 2.1% from 5,573 to 5,690, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $715,000 to $954,300.

28.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,690
Median age: 66.0 yrs
Median household income: $119,427
Median home value: $954,300
Median gross rent: $2,761
Housing units: 7,894
Homeownership rate: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5735,690

Median household income

$102,143$119,427

Median home value

$715,000$954,300

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,573	$102,143	$715,000	$1,730
2020	5,587	$105,457	$723,000	$1,920
2021	5,416	$108,527	$764,100	$1,707
2022	5,535	$113,500	$857,000	$2,021
2023	5,690	$119,427	$954,300	$2,761

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 342.0%

35 to 443.3%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6425.8%

65 to 7422.8%

75 and over29.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	1.1%
5 to 17	342	6.0%
18 to 24	97	1.7%
25 to 34	115	2.0%
35 to 44	185	3.3%
45 to 54	440	7.7%
55 to 64	1,467	25.8%
65 to 74	1,297	22.8%
75 and over	1,683	29.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,275	92.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	82	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.5%
Two or more races	92	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	204	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree31.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	3.2%
High school graduate	586	11.3%
Some college or associate's	1,048	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,776	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,613	31.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone49.5%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home36.2%

Other means7.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	794	49.5%
Carpooled	57	3.6%
Public transit	19	1.2%
Walked	22	1.4%
Bicycle	15	0.9%
Worked from home	581	36.2%
Other means	115	7.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	299	29.3%
15 to 29 min	482	47.2%
30 to 44 min	56	5.5%
45 to 59 min	43	4.2%
60+ min	142	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 7.6% (433 of 5,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,990	64.5%
Nonfamily households	1,093	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,083	39.1%
Vacant	4,811	60.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,851	92.5%
Renter-occupied	232	7.5%

1-unit, detached28.9%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units44.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,284	28.9%
1-unit, attached	853	10.8%
2 to 4 units	526	6.7%
5 to 19 units	706	8.9%
20 or more units	3,519	44.6%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1266000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 1.12 sq mi
Center point: 27.2748, -82.5493