Southgate

Population: 6,054
Median household income: $77,616
Median home value: $374,800

Southgate is a community in Sarasota County, Florida, home to 6,054 residents. At $77,616, its median household income sits in line with Sarasota County's $80,633.

From 2019 to 2023, Southgate's population declined 22.6% from 7,817 to 6,054, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $256,200 to $374,800.

Households average 2.10 people. The median gross rent is $1,586.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,054
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,616
Median home value: $374,800
Median gross rent: $1,586
Housing units: 3,088
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8176,054

Median household income

$58,663$77,616

Median home value

$256,200$374,800

Median gross rent

$1,396$1,586

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,817	$58,663	$256,200	$1,396
2020	6,617	$60,045	$279,300	$1,388
2021	6,045	$62,129	$296,500	$1,486
2022	6,183	$71,711	$340,400	$1,646
2023	6,054	$77,616	$374,800	$1,586

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	184	3.0%
5 to 17	743	12.3%
18 to 24	388	6.4%
25 to 34	547	9.0%
35 to 44	666	11.0%
45 to 54	669	11.1%
55 to 64	1,081	17.9%
65 to 74	788	13.0%
75 and over	988	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,932	81.5%
Black or African American	36	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	60	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	419	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	605	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	140	3.0%
High school graduate	1,246	26.3%
Some college or associate's	1,319	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,271	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	763	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,383	80.8%
Carpooled	131	4.4%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	22	0.7%
Bicycle	6	0.2%
Worked from home	361	12.2%
Other means	43	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	692	26.7%
15 to 29 min	1,018	39.4%
30 to 44 min	617	23.9%
45 to 59 min	85	3.3%
60+ min	175	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 4.0% (238 of 5,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,794	62.7%
Nonfamily households	1,067	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,861	92.6%
Vacant	227	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,092	73.1%
Renter-occupied	769	26.9%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,253	73.0%
1-unit, attached	356	11.5%
2 to 4 units	35	1.1%
5 to 19 units	147	4.8%
20 or more units	297	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1267425
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 27.3048, -82.5123