Sarasota Florida Demographic Information

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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