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Sarasota Florida Demographic Information

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Information Source: US Census Bureau

People QuickFacts Sarasota County Florida

Population, 2007 estimate 372,073 18.2 mill.
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 14.1% 14.2%
Population, 2000 325,957 15.9 mill
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 4.3% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 16.4% 22.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 29.7% 17.0%
Female persons, percent, 2007 52.0% 50.9%
White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 92.9% 80.0%
Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 4.7% 15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.3% 0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 1.2% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 7.0% 20.6%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 86.3% 60.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.4% 48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.3% 16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 10.5% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.1% 79.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.4% 22.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 68,356 3,274,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.8 26.2
Housing units, 2007 220,536 8,718,385
Homeownership rate, 2000 79.1% 70.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 25.2% 29.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $122,000 $105,500
Households, 2000 149,937 6,337,929
Persons per household, 2000 2.13 2.46
Median household income, 2007 $50,031 $47,804
Per capita money income, 1999 $28,326 $21,557
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 8.1% 12.1%
Business QuickFacts Sarasota County Florida
Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 13,632 517,0691
Private nonfarm employment, 2006 144,501 7,535,5151
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 -10.3% 21.2%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2006 34,735 1,523,250
Total number of firms, 2002 40,297 1,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.8% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.2% 17.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.7% 28.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,074,299 78,474,770
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,432,109 219,490,896
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,434,320 191,805,685
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $13,039 $11,498
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 579,129 29,366,940
Building permits, 2007 1,234 102,551
Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 3,288,584 147,090,6991
Geography QuickFacts Sarasota County Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 571.55 53,926.82
Persons per square mile, 2000 569.9 296.4
FIPS Code 115 12
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL Metro Area

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