Latest news about poverty in Sarasota, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.9% of Sarasota, FL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 8.9% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Florida. 9.9% of high school graduates and 29.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.4%. For comparison, it was 32.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sarasota, FL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sarasota:
13.9%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sarasota:
7.2%
Whole state:
6.1%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sarasota:
17.8%
Florida:
18.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sarasota:
17.1%
Florida:
20.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.4%
Residents above poverty level:
32.0%
Poverty by age in Sarasota, FL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sarasota,FL (percentage below poverty level)
23.2%Under 5 years
41.4%5 years
9.6%6 to 11 years
23.4%12 to 14 years
4.0%15 years
26.6%16 and 17 years
39.9%18 to 24 years
11.9%25 to 34 years
16.1%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
10.7%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sarasota,FL (percentage below poverty level)
39.2%Under 5 years
41.7%5 years
18.9%6 to 11 years
6.2%12 to 14 years
10.4%15 years
5.9%16 and 17 years
15.7%18 to 24 years
18.4%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
11.8%45 to 54 years
12.9%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
10.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sarasota,FL (% below half of poverty level)
20.1%Under 6 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
11.8%12 to 17 years
12.6%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sarasota, FL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sarasota, FL (%)
10.2%White
26.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
13.0%Asian
19.4%Other race
18.8%2+ races
21.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sarasota, FL (absolute numbers)
3,551White
1,999Black
0American Indian
130Asian
299Other race
1,4052+ races
1,974Hispanic
14.6%Below poverty level
85.4%Above poverty level
11.9%Below poverty level
88.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sarasota, FL
Children below poverty level:
Sarasota, Florida:
18.2%
State:
16.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sarasota:
9.9%
Florida:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sarasota:
29.8%
Florida:
24.8%
35.7%Married-couple family
7.5%Male, no wife present
56.8%Female, no husband present
8.5%Worked full-time, year-round
27.1%Worked part-time
64.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
10.2%One full-time, other part-time
3.2%One full-time, other didn't work
22.1%Both worked part-time
30.5%One part-time, other didn't work
34.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
18.7%1970 to 1979
19.3%1960 to 1969
21.5%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
11.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.3%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
22.7%1970 to 1979
18.4%1960 to 1969
22.7%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
7.2%1939 or earlier
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