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Sarasota County

Population in 2010: 3,646. Population change since 2000: +14.0%
Males: 1,671  (45.8%)
Females: 1,975  (54.2%)

Median resident age:  43.6 years
Florida median age:  41.3 years

Zip codes: 34235.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,640 (it was $52,719 in 2000)
Desoto Lakes:

$46,640
Florida:

$44,736
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,049

Desoto Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $216,580 (it was $116,200 in 2000)
Desoto Lakes:

$216,580
Florida:

$182,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $285,415; Detached houses: $290,943; Townhouses or other attached units: $246,084; In 2-unit structures: $382,912; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,292; Mobile homes: $41,237

Median gross rent in 2009: $808.

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  • White alone - 2,678 (73.5%)
  • Hispanic - 603 (16.5%)
  • Black alone - 235 (6.4%)
  • Asian alone - 58 (1.6%)
  • Two or more races - 51 (1.4%)
  • Other race alone - 15 (0.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 6 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Desoto Lakes: 96.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Desoto Lakes, Florida on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Desoto Lakes is mentioned 46 times on our forum:
Sarasota Schools  (22 replies)
Lakewood Ranch CDD and HOA Fees  (41 replies)
Is Bradenton changing?  (16 replies)
Choosing between cities on the Gulf Coast  (17 replies)
Looking for small home in Sarasota  (5 replies)
Areas of Sarasota without HOA's  (37 replies)

Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (14.6%), English (13.0%), French (6.4%), Italian (6.0%), United States (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 2892 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Desoto Lakes:

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Desoto Lakes CDP:

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

268 residents are foreign born (4.5% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

This place:  8.4%
Florida:  16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,851 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,038 (0.8%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sarasota, FL (3.7 miles , pop. 52,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (30.1 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (799.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Kensington Park, FL (1.1 miles ), North Sarasota, FL (1.2 miles ), The Meadows, FL (1.2 miles ), Fruitville, FL (1.9 miles ), Sarasota, FL (1.9 miles ), Sarasota Springs, FL (2.2 miles ), Southgate, FL (2.2 miles ), Whitfield, FL (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 27.38 N, Longitude: 82.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 941

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.9%
Florida:

9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Desoto Lakes-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Desoto Lakes place center injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.1 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sarasota County (23) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 5, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Desoto Lakes:

  • SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
  • LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; BRADENTON, FL)

Amtrak stations near Desoto Lakes:

  • 8 miles: SARASOTA (I-75 AT CLARK RD.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking.
  • 9 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Desoto Lakes:

  • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 8 miles; Bradenton, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,673)
  • Eckerd College (about 27 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)
  • University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus (about 29 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,227)
  • St Petersburg College (about 39 miles; Clearwater, FL; FT enrollment: 9,555)
  • Hillsborough Community College (about 39 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 11,277)
  • The University of Tampa (about 40 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 5,429)
  • Everest University-Brandon (about 43 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 2,266)

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Notable location: Sarasota County Fire Department Station 6 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Sarasota County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM10 PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 24.1. This is better than average.
City:

24.1
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.688. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.688
U.S.:

2.963
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.43. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

3.43
U.S.:

9.39
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

26.5
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

18.9
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.49. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

6.49
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.2%
(2.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 62.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.3%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Desoto Lakes, FL


Desoto Lakes compared to Florida state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Desoto Lakes travel time to work - commute


Desoto Lakes mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (86%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Sarasota County Florida:




2008 Presidential Election results in Sarasota County Florida:


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Religion statistics for Desoto Lakes (based on Sarasota County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.81%
Here46.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionJewishUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents42.6%10.4%8.8%7.4%6.4%
Congregations5.0%9.9%2.5%5.9%5.9%
NameEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentLutheran ChurchOther
Adherents3.8%3.2%1.8%1.5%14.2%
Congregations5.4%4.0%1.5%2.0%57.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 67
Sarasota County:

1.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 47
This county:

1.27 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 84
Sarasota County:

2.26 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 366
This county:

9.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sarasota County:

9.1%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Sarasota County:

20.1%
State:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.4%
State:

14.0%

9.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.24%
Florida average:

8.71%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Sarasota County:

0.11%
Florida average:

0.22%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Manatee County, FL  1.24% ($46,094 average AGI)
from Charlotte County, FL  0.76% ($45,611)
from Hillsborough County, FL  0.22% ($49,500)


8.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.06%
Florida average:

7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($272 average AGI)
Sarasota County:

0.07%
Florida average:

0.12%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Manatee County, FL  1.70% ($57,312 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL  0.69% ($41,903)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.31% ($43,326)

Strongest AM radio stations in Desoto Lakes:

  • WTMY (1280 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WIBQ (1220 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NOVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLSS (930 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WSRQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBRD (1420 AM; 3 kW; PALMETTO, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WAMR (1320 AM; 5 kW; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Desoto Lakes:

  • WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKZM (104.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM; CORAL COVE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDDV (92.1 FM; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WJIS (88.1 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMR (89.1 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
  • W247AF (97.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTZB (105.9 FM; ENGLEWOOD, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Desoto Lakes:

  • W34AW (Channel 34; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W48CN (Channel 48; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • W56CN (Channel 56; VENICE, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • W61AI (Channel 61; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$138,32811$111,22938$150,8070$06$112,778
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$92,3102$254,0600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$126,6532$130,22517$183,9661$71,2903$174,043
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$135,8572$133,72512$171,0220$01$163,600
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$87,3650$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0012.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$89,430
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0012.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Desoto Lakes on our top lists:

  • #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal occupations:"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food preparation and serving related occupations:"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"

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