South Sarasota

Population: 4,905
Median household income: $93,958
Median home value: $629,400

South Sarasota is a community in Sarasota County, Florida, home to 4,905 residents. At $93,958, its median household income sits above Sarasota County's $80,633.

From 2019 to 2023, South Sarasota's population declined 7.2% from 5,283 to 4,905, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $474,600 to $629,400.

Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,905
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $93,958
Median home value: $629,400
Median gross rent: $1,776
Housing units: 2,524
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2834,905

Median household income

$70,341$93,958

Median home value

$474,600$629,400

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,283	$70,341	$474,600	$1,037
2020	4,993	$76,875	$474,400	$1,135
2021	4,700	$77,188	$473,500	$1,182
2022	4,855	$83,438	$584,800	$1,406
2023	4,905	$93,958	$629,400	$1,776

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over19.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	2.8%
5 to 17	639	13.0%
18 to 24	124	2.5%
25 to 34	505	10.3%
35 to 44	523	10.7%
45 to 54	567	11.6%
55 to 64	600	12.2%
65 to 74	858	17.5%
75 and over	953	19.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,004	81.6%
Black or African American	44	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	44	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.9%
Two or more races	91	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	672	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	5.4%
High school graduate	811	20.2%
Some college or associate's	946	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,158	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	875	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,369	73.5%
Carpooled	87	4.7%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	9	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	380	20.4%
Other means	12	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	356	24.0%
15 to 29 min	727	49.1%
30 to 44 min	298	20.1%
45 to 59 min	46	3.1%
60+ min	55	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 9.3% (454 of 4,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,453	66.5%
Nonfamily households	732	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,185	86.6%
Vacant	339	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,502	68.7%
Renter-occupied	683	31.3%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,670	66.2%
1-unit, attached	254	10.1%
2 to 4 units	83	3.3%
5 to 19 units	240	9.5%
20 or more units	200	7.9%
Mobile home & other	77	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1267887
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 27.2863, -82.5331