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Total population: 52,340 (All urban)

Sarasota, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 26,935 (23,419 occupied: 13,728 owner occupied, 9,691 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1809 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $782 (lower quartile is $673, upper quartile is $982)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $781

Median gross rent in Sarasota, FL in 2007: $898

Housing units in Sarasota with a mortgage: 6,293 (758 second mortgage, 653 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,572

Sarasota,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,027 (it was $95,600 in 2000)

Sarasota:	$212,027
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,065 - $348,232

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $408,546
Here: $408,546
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,455
Here: $205,455
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $232,622
Here: $232,622
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $219,903
Here: $219,903
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $427,802
Here: $427,802
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $44,810
Here: $44,810
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 49,432

In family households: 35,297 (8,145 male householders, 4,047 female householders)
8,279 spouses, 10,651 children (9,955 natural, 241 adopted, 455 stepchildren), 860 grandchildren, 705 brothers or sisters, 447 parents, 790 other relatives, 1,373 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,135 (4,927 male householders (3,642 living alone)), 6,415 female householders (5,435 living alone)), 2,793 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,105 (2,007 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,536 2-persons, 2,586 3-persons, 1,723 4-persons, 761 5-persons, 361 6-persons, 225 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,077 1-person, 1,934 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

4,592 married couples with children.
3,667 single-parent households (630 men, 3,037 women).

82.4% of residents of Sarasota speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 7,289 (13.9%)
(31.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sarasota, Florida:
	1 room: 43 2 rooms: 314 3 rooms: 809 4 rooms: 2,875 5 rooms: 3,751 6 rooms: 3,054 7 rooms: 1,538 8 rooms: 800 9 or more rooms: 544

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sarasota, Florida:
	1 room: 518 2 rooms: 1,375 3 rooms: 2,062 4 rooms: 3,019 5 rooms: 1,550 6 rooms: 696 7 rooms: 247 8 rooms: 157 9 or more rooms: 67

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 230
1995 to 1998: 768
1990 to 1994: 1,202
1980 to 1989: 4,313
1970 to 1979: 6,800
1960 to 1969: 5,154
1950 to 1959: 4,985
1940 to 1949: 1,648
1939 or earlier: 1,835

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sarasota:
	no bedroom: 85 1 bedroom: 888 2 bedrooms: 6,823 3 bedrooms: 4,884 4 bedrooms: 850 5 or more bedrooms: 198

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sarasota:
	no bedroom: 616 1 bedroom: 3,231 2 bedrooms: 4,319 3 bedrooms: 1,318 4 bedrooms: 148 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sarasota in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 756 1 vehicle: 6,461 2 vehicles: 4,872 3 vehicles: 1,417 4 vehicles: 161 5 or more vehicles: 61

Cars and other vehicles available in Sarasota in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,944 1 vehicle: 4,970 2 vehicles: 2,305 3 vehicles: 317 4 vehicles: 100 5 or more vehicles: 55

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sarasota, FL:

Less than $10,000: 49
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 37
$40,000 to $49,999: 57
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $69,999: 99
$70,000 to $79,999: 118
$80,000 to $89,999: 133
$90,000 to $99,999: 218
$100,000 to $124,999: 815
$125,000 to $149,999: 1314
$150,000 to $174,999: 1517
$175,000 to $199,999: 1630
$200,000 to $249,999: 1726
$250,000 to $299,999: 1063
$300,000 to $399,999: 1289
$400,000 to $499,999: 593
$500,000 to $749,999: 1062
$750,000 to $999,999: 607
$1,000,000 or more: 1074

Sarasota rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sarasota:

Less than $100: 140 people
$100 to $149: 128
$150 to $199: 317
$200 to $249: 154
$250 to $299: 133
$300 to $349: 145
$350 to $399: 182
$400 to $449: 193
$450 to $499: 202
$500 to $549: 210
$550 to $599: 370
$600 to $649: 486
$650 to $699: 610
$700 to $749: 800
$750 to $799: 804
$800 to $899: 1,188
$900 to $999: 1,129
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,323
$1,250 to $1,499: 220
$1,500 to $1,999: 226
$2,000 or more: 232
No cash rent: 422

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,486 1990 to 1994: 1,372 1985 to 1989: 788 1980 to 1984: 597 1975 to 1979: 330 1970 to 1974: 298 1970 to 1974: 337 1965 to 1969: 1,081

Sarasota, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.5%
Number of people working at home: 797 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 721
5 to 9 minutes: 2981
10 to 14 minutes: 4883
15 to 19 minutes: 4824
20 to 24 minutes: 3196
25 to 29 minutes: 832
30 to 34 minutes: 2657
35 to 39 minutes: 172
40 to 44 minutes: 258
45 to 59 minutes: 705
60 to 89 minutes: 453
90 or more minutes: 341

Sarasota mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,353 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,783 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 479 (2%)
Taxi: 90 (0%)
Motorcycle: 49 (0%)
Bicycle: 456 (2%)
Walked: 607 (3%)
Other means: 206 (1%)
Worked at home: 797 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2734
$10,000 to $14,999: 1612
$15,000 to $19,999: 2228
$20,000 to $24,999: 1916
$25,000 to $29,999: 1856
$30,000 to $34,999: 1693
$35,000 to $39,999: 1561
$40,000 to $44,999: 1488
$45,000 to $49,999: 1124
$50,000 to $59,999: 2086
$60,000 to $74,999: 1718
$75,000 to $99,999: 1365
$100,000 to $124,999: 831
$125,000 to $149,999: 353
$150,000 to $199,999: 277
$200,000 or more: 692

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 13262

German: 5230

English: 3759

Irish: 3550

United States or American: 3256

Italian: 2545

Polish: 1122

French (except Basque): 1118

Scottish: 847

Scotch-Irish: 678

Swedish: 579

Russian: 546

Dutch: 528

Norwegian: 410

Subsaharan African:: 375

Hungarian: 331

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 325

French Canadian: 315

African: 313

British: 287

European: 286

Arab:: 280

Welsh: 207

Canadian: 190

Austrian: 178

Jamaican: 166

Swiss: 165

Greek: 153

Ukrainian: 137

Slovak: 131

Danish: 126

Moroccan: 111

Lithuanian: 106

Lebanese: 96

Czech: 95

Haitian: 89

Scandinavian: 81

Romanian: 78

Finnish: 71

Brazilian: 69

Czechoslovakian: 61

Armenian: 56

Serbian: 50

Australian: 47

Palestinian: 39

Belgian: 36

Eastern European: 32

Portuguese: 31

Ethiopian: 28

Latvian: 28

Pennsylvania German: 27

Basque: 26

West Indian: 26

South African: 24

Other Arab: 18

Yugoslavian: 17

Egyptian: 16

Albanian: 15

Slovene: 15

U.S. Virgin Islander: 14

Slavic: 11

Belizean: 11

Cape Verdean: 10

Bulgarian: 10

Icelander: 10

Luxemburger: 9

Iranian: 8

Estonian: 8

Barbadian: 7

Israeli: 6

British West Indian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Croatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (37%)
Cuba (6%)
Colombia (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (5%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14460
Northeast: 11702
Midwest: 10214
South: 6780
West: 1365

47% of Sarasota residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 332
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 344
7th and 8th grade: 594
9th grade: 486
10th grade: 633
11th grade: 510
12th grade, no diploma: 812
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,628
Less than 1 year of college: 1,066
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,733
Associate degree: 892
Bachelor's degree: 3,238
Master's degree: 901
Professional school degree: 632
Doctorate degree: 306

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 186
Nursery to 4th grade: 74
5th and 6th grade: 198
7th and 8th grade: 609
9th grade: 458
10th grade: 743
11th grade: 622
12th grade, no diploma: 965
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,896
Less than 1 year of college: 1,388
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,974
Associate degree: 1,278
Bachelor's degree: 3,100
Master's degree: 1,164
Professional school degree: 336
Doctorate degree: 165

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,913
Black householders: $30,829
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,918
Asian householders: $87,842
Some other race householders: $37,740
Two or more races householders: $37,574
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,785

Sarasota household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sarasota household income for Black householders

Sarasota household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Sarasota household income for Asian householders

Sarasota household income for Some other race householders

Sarasota household income for Two or more races householders

Sarasota household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sarasota marital status for males

Sarasota marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,770
Black or African American householders: $148,374
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $196,945
Asian householders: $192,288
Some other race householders: $204,708
Two or more races householders: $245,960
Hispanic or Latino householders: $188,074

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,923
One, attached: 1,691
Two: 1,372
3 or 4: 1,352
5 to 9: 1,804
10 to 19: 1,524
20 to 49: 1,767
50 or more: 3,273
Mobile homes: 1,210
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $80,058

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sarasota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (89%) Utility gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (92%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 430

Here:	9.3%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161

Here:	8.1%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 606

Here:	25.3%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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