Sarasota Demographic Info

Sarasota Census Data

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

PEOPLE

Population Characteristics	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Veterans, 2012-2016	44,236	1,480,133
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016	12.2%	19.9%

Age and Sex - July 2017	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.6%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.5%	20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	35.4%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	51.1%

Race and Hispanic Origin - July 2017	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
White alone, percent	91.7%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.8%	16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.7%	2.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.9%	24.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.6%	54.9%

Population Characteristics	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Veterans, 2012-2016	44,236	1,480,133
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016	12.2%	19.9%

Housing	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Housing units, July 1, 2017, (V2017)	240,087	9,441,153
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016	73.2%	64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016	$196,800	$166,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016	$1,381	$1,422
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016	$524	$466
Median gross rent, 2012-2016	$1,064	$1,032
Building permits, 2017	4,344	122,719

Families & Living Arrangements	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Households, 2012-2016	175,576	7,393,262
Persons per household, 2012-2016	2.23	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016	84.4%	83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016	12.8%	28.3%

Education	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016	92.6%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016	33.1%	27.9%

Health	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016	8.9%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	15.3%

Economy	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016	48.9%	58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016	44.9%	54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	896,229	49,817,925
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,975,964	124,061,425
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,200,117	96,924,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,868,080	252,626,608
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,751,661	273,867,145
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,895	$14,177

Transportation	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016	23.2	26.7

Income & Poverty	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016	$52,796	$48,900
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016	$35,210	$27,598
Persons in poverty, percent	10.8%	14.7%

BUSINESSES

Businesses	Sarasota County, Florida	Florida
Total employer establishments, 2016	13,671	546,218
Total employment, 2016	142,030	8,169,642
Total annual payroll, 2016 ($1,000)	6,044,037	363,336,322
Total employment, percent change, 2015-2016	3.0%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015	41,455	2,040,339
All firms, 2012	43,592	2,100,187
Men-owned firms, 2012	23,648	1,084,885
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,035	807,817
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,731	926,112
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	36,185	1,121,749
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,487	185,756
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	36,328	1,846,686