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Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County, Florida. Sarasota County had 479,958 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than Florida (+8.9%). It holds 32 places (4 cities, villages and boroughs and 28 census-designated) and 123 census tracts. GEOID 12115.

Sarasota County is one of the 2 counties of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

479,958

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 434,006 · ACS 2020-2024: 459,547

Median household income

$83,416

±$1,422 (90% margin)
Florida: $74,568

Median home value

$411,800

±$4,642 (90% margin)
Florida: $359,000

Median gross rent

$1,818

±$31 (90% margin)
Florida: $1,669

How many people live in Sarasota County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 434,006 residents in Sarasota County. The Census Bureau estimates 479,958 for July 1, 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than Florida (+8.9%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 459,547 over 556 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +12,585 (448,847)
2021→2022 +15,450 (464,297)
2022→2023 +7,914 (472,211)
2023→2024 +3,778 (475,989)
2024→2025 +3,969 (479,958)

Sarasota County in Florida. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Sarasota County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	459,547	22,416,077	+40,051
Households	212,204±1,723	8,752,810	+29,362
Average household size	2.13±0.02	2.51	−0.13
Housing units	266,492±163	10,256,470	+25,726

Sarasota County's population since 2000

From 325,957 in 2000 to 479,958 in 2025: up 47.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 325,957
2005 (estimate) 367,912
2010 Census 379,448
2015 (estimate) 405,099
2020 Census 434,006
2025 (estimate) 479,958

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Sarasota County?

Sarasota County holds 32 places: 4 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 28 census-designated places. The largest is North Port with 96,551 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Sarasota County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

North Port	city	74,793	84,605±60	$84,049	$362,500	6.7%	100%
Sarasota	city	54,842	56,970±55	$72,105	$463,000	15.0%	100%
Venice	city	25,463	27,479±70	$76,755	$434,700	9.2%	100%
South Venice	CDP	15,619	17,484±1,779	$77,097	$337,300	12.5%	100%
Fruitville	CDP	15,484	15,172±1,175	$82,246	$412,500	8.6%	100%
Englewood	CDP	20,800	20,091±1,132	$69,222	$339,900	8.5%	74%
Palmer Ranch	CDP	14,966	16,867±1,257	$102,838	$592,900	6.9%	100%
Sarasota Springs	CDP	12,521	12,611±1,196	$95,688	$349,100	12.7%	100%
Laurel	CDP	12,186	11,741±976	$92,340	$478,900	5.6%	100%
Bee Ridge	CDP	9,955	10,334±895	$75,906	$412,400	7.2%	100%
Gulf Gate	CDP	7,340	7,998±1,181	$61,379	$357,500	13.4%	100%
Osprey	CDP	6,690	5,943±457	$103,516	$750,000	8.1%	100%
Southgate	CDP	6,287	5,772±542	$80,133	$422,000	4.8%	100%
South Gate Ridge	CDP	6,024	5,310±677	$70,469	$444,800	7.5%	100%
Siesta Key	CDP	5,454	5,525±503	$115,854	$985,800	7.2%	100%
Warm Mineral Springs	CDP	5,442	4,470±588	$53,668	$188,300	14.7%	100%
South Sarasota	CDP	5,133	4,837±488	$92,933	$780,200	9.5%	100%
Ridge Wood Heights	CDP	5,064	5,366±688	$69,894	$370,700	8.4%	100%
The Meadows	CDP	5,037	5,492±639	$69,774	$382,400	11.9%	100%
Plantation, Sarasota County	CDP	5,034	4,531±494	$78,404	$417,700	5.6%	100%
Longboat Key	town	7,505	7,539±24	$158,030	$1,022,100	5.1%	63%
Lake Sarasota	CDP	3,979	3,595±711	$92,429	$381,000	10.0%	100%
Kensington Park	CDP	3,697	3,916±532	$90,000	$328,600	9.3%	100%
Venice Gardens	CDP	3,402	3,280±438	$70,811	$347,200	9.8%	100%
Nokomis	CDP	3,217	3,452±675	$41,916	$231,800	11.9%	100%
Vamo	CDP	2,822	2,936±731	$88,025	$364,400	2.0%	100%
North Sarasota	CDP	2,418	2,824±801	$85,179	$241,600	8.1%	100%
Desoto Lakes	CDP	2,137	1,735±515	$76,417	$357,700	28.1%	100%
Old MiakkaGEOID 1251342	CDP	1,743	1,818±654	$136,510	$726,100	2.0%	100%
Desoto AcresGEOID 1217273	CDP	720	641±446	$120,982	$585,800	11.5%	100%
Lakewood Ranch	CDP	34,877	43,945±3,088	$122,925	$678,200	7.4%	2%
PinecraftGEOID 1256525	CDP	486	305±248	$36,160	$354,000	9.5%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Sarasota County?

The median resident of Sarasota County is 57.4 years old; 14.0% are under 18 and 37.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 80.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 10.7%. 13.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Sarasota County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	57.4±0.2	42.6	+1.3
Under 18 years	14.0%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
65 years and over	37.5%±0.1 pts	21.3%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.7%	27.4%	+1.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	80.0%±0.2 pts	50.4%	−3.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.9%±0.2 pts	14.6%	−0.4 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1.9%±0.1 pts	2.9%	+0.2 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.9%±0.3 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.1 pts	0.7%	–
Born outside the United States	13.0%±0.5 pts	21.9%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	14.8%±0.6 pts	30.6%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	8.8%±0.4 pts	7.4%	–
With a disability	15.1%±0.5 pts	13.7%	–
No health insurance coverage	9.9%±0.5 pts	11.5%	−1.1 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.8%±0.4 pts	89.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	40.8%±0.8 pts	34.1%	+5.4 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	17.1%±0.6 pts	12.9%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	4.7%±0.4 pts	2.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Sarasota County earn?

Half of Sarasota County's 212,204 households earn less than $83,416 a year (±$1,422), against $74,568 in Florida. In 2015-2019 the median was $76,593 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $6,823 after inflation. 8.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Sarasota County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$83,416±$1,422	$74,568	+$6,823
Mean household income	$124,732±$3,630	$105,967	–
Per capita income	$57,835±$1,645	$42,609	+$7,277
People below the poverty line	8.6%±0.5 pts	12.6%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	12.1%±1.9 pts	16.5%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	5.2%±0.4 pts	12.6%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	92.9%±0.6 pts	91.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Sarasota County?

Owners occupy 76.7% of Sarasota County's occupied homes and renters 23.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $411,800 by its owner (±$4,642). The median renter pays $1,818 a month including utilities, and 49.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Sarasota County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$411,800±$4,642	$359,000	+$102,157
Median gross rent	$1,818±$31	$1,669	+$246
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	49.9%±2.2 pts	50.2%	+6.2 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,976±$30	$1,959	–
Owner-occupied homes	76.7%±0.7 pts	67.6%	+1.8 pts
Housing units	266,492±163	10,256,470	+25,726
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.0%±0.2 pts	1.4%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.1%±1.1 pts	7.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	57.5%±0.7 pts	54.7%	–
Mobile homes	8.3%±0.4 pts	8.0%	–
Built 2020 or later	4.1%±0.3 pts	3.2%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	1.2%±0.2 pts	1.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Sarasota County building?

Builders took permits for 6,627 new housing units across Sarasota County in 2025 (4,283 single-family), 13.8 per 1,000 residents.

2019 5,230 units
2020 4,437 units
2021 7,805 units
2022 7,323 units
2023 7,822 units
2024 7,466 units
2025 6,627 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Sarasota County get to work?

71.5% of Sarasota County's workers drive alone and 16.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Sarasota County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	48.9%±0.6 pts	59.8%	–
Unemployment rate	3.7%±0.4 pts	4.8%	−0.7 pts
Drove alone to work	71.5%±1.0 pts	70.2%	–
Carpooled	8.5%±0.7 pts	9.2%	–
Public transportation	0.4%±0.1 pts	1.2%	–
Walked	1.0%±0.2 pts	1.4%	–
Worked from home	16.6%±0.8 pts	15.7%	+8.6 pts
Mean travel time to work	24.5 min±0.5	28.0 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Sarasota County's census tracts?

Sarasota County is divided into 123 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $36,359 (Tract 3) to $204,688 (Tract 7).

All 123 census tracts of Sarasota County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Sarasota County compare with Florida's other counties?

Sarasota County's rank among Florida's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	14th of 67
Growth 2020-2025	26th of 67
Residents per square mile	9th of 67
Median household income	9th of 67
Median home value	9th of 67
Median gross rent	7th of 67
Poverty rate	65th of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	5th of 67
Median age	3rd of 67

Every county in Florida

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Sarasota County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.