Gulf Gate-Osprey, Florida
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| Males: 14,125 | |
| Females: 16,570 |
| Median resident age: | |
| Florida median age: |
Zip code: 34231
| Gulf Gate-Osprey: | $63,054 |
| FL: | $49,426 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $46,858 (it was $36,245 in 2000)
Gulf Gate-Osprey CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $289,547 (it was $149,100 in 2000)
| Gulf Gate-Osprey: | $289,547 |
| FL: | $179,800 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $313,556; Detached houses: $336,786; Townhouses or other attached units: $251,557; In 2-unit structures: $292,025; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $215,641; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $441,756; Mobile homes: $77,552; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $181,624
Gulf Gate-Osprey, FL residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in Gulf Gate-Osprey, FL (2000)
- 25,98295.5%White alone
- 6192.3%Hispanic
- 2530.9%Asian alone
- 1680.6%Two or more races
- 1390.5%Black alone
- 380.1%American Indian alone
- 100.04%Other race alone
- 80.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Gulf Gate-Osprey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 15.2 square miles.
Population density: 2,015 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gulf Gate-Osprey CCD:
- Never married: 13.7%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 11.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Gulf Gate-Osprey CCD: | |
| Florida: |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sarasota, FL (7.6 miles
, pop. 52,715).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (39.5 miles
, pop. 248,232).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (802.1 miles
, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Vamo, FL (0.7 miles ),
Gulf Gate Estates, FL
(1.4 miles
),
Osprey, FL (1.7 miles
),
South Gate Ridge, FL (1.9 miles
),
Ridge Wood Heights, FL (2.0 miles
),
Bee Ridge, FL (2.1 miles
),
South Sarasota, FL
(2.1 miles
),
Siesta Key, FL
(2.1 miles
).
Latitude: 27.23 N, Longitude: 82.50 W
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Florida: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Average climate in Gulf Gate-Osprey, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tornado activity:
Gulf Gate-Osprey-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/31/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Gulf Gate-Osprey 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 51.1 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.
Earthquake activity:
Gulf Gate-Osprey-area historical earthquake activity is near Florida state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 264.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 394.3 miles away from Gulf Gate-Osprey center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 216.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 474.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/1997 at 14:57:35, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 20.5 mi) earthquake occurred 270.3 miles away from Gulf Gate-Osprey center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 416.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sarasota County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Tropical Storms: 6, Fires: 5, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- BAY VILLAGE OF SARASOTA (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- SOUTHMED HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- SARASOTA HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- DOCTORS CHOICE HOME CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- PALMER RANCH HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- SOLANA HOME HEALTH AGENCY LLC (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
- HEARTLAND HEALTH CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SARASOTA, FL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 16 miles; Bradenton, FL; Full-time enrollment: 8,012)
- Eckerd College (about 36 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,437)
- University of South Florida-St Petersburg (about 38 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- St Petersburg College (about 49 miles; Clearwater, FL; FT enrollment: 21,467)
- Hillsborough Community College (about 49 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 19,838)
- The University of Tampa (about 50 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 7,216)
- Strayer University-Florida (about 53 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 2,723)
Notable locations in Gulf Gate-Osprey: Sarasota County Fire Department Station 11 (A), Sarasota County Fire Department Station 14 (B), Sarasota Police Department Community Policing Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Gulf Gate-Osprey: Saint Thomas More Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Catfish Creek (A), North Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Gulf Gate-Osprey: Oscar Scherer State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 67.1. This is about average.
| City: | 67.1 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2000 was 0.577. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.577 |
| U.S.: | 0.293 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 2.19. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.19 |
| U.S.: | 6.40 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 0.669. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.669 |
| U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 25.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 25.9 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 16.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 16.7 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 5.71. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.71 |
| U.S.: | 9.35 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gulf Gate-Osprey, FL
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Percentage of family households:
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Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
People in group quarters in Gulf Gate-Osprey in 2000:
- 407 people in nursing homes
- 99 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 37 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
| Here: | 10.8 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gulf Gate-Osprey CCD (based on Sarasota County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 76,000 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 46,290 | 174 |
| Mainline Protestant | 31,191 | 58 |
| Other | 9,089 | 38 |
| Black Protestant | 1,901 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 620 | 2 |
| None | 214,357 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
| Sarasota County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Sarasota County: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Sarasota County: | 2.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 9.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 9.1% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
| Sarasota County: | 20.1% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
| This county: | 12.4% |
| State: | 14.0% |
7.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,103 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.53% |
| Florida average: | 7.97% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Sarasota County: 0.06% Florida average: 0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Manatee County, FL | |
| from Charlotte County, FL | |
| from Hillsborough County, FL |
6.70% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,024 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.70% |
| Florida average: | 7.17% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($372 average AGI)
Sarasota County: 0.05% Florida average: 0.12%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Manatee County, FL | |
| to Charlotte County, FL | |
| to Hillsborough County, FL |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- WIBQ (1220 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NOVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLSS (930 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
- WAMR (1320 AM; 5 kW; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSRQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, 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.)
- WTMY (1280 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM; CORAL COVE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKZM (104.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WDDV (92.1 FM; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJIS (88.1 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSMR (89.1 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WTZB (105.9 FM; ENGLEWOOD, 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.)
- WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
- WBCG (98.9 FM; MURDOCK, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gulf Gate-Osprey:
- WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- W48CN (Channel 48; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W56CN (Channel 56; VENICE, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- W34AW (Channel 34; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
- WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, 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.)
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (95%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
Gulf Gate-Osprey compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Gulf Gate-Osprey on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Private households (population 5,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Radio, TV, and computer stores (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
