Median household income (1999): $50,396
Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,456
| This zip code | $53,456 | | Florida: | $42,433 |
Nearest zip codes: 34201, 34237, 34232, 34234, 34243, 34239.
Housing units in zip code 34235 with a mortgage: 2,821 (212 second mortgage, 371 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,715
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $971
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $384
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 57
- 1995 to 1998: 451
- 1990 to 1994: 970
- 1980 to 1989: 2,868
- 1970 to 1979: 1,456
- 1960 to 1969: 760
- 1950 to 1959: 521
- 1940 to 1949: 75
- 1939 or earlier: 67
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Desoto Lakes, FL (34235): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 183
- 2 bedrooms: 2,044
- 3 bedrooms: 2,571
- 4 bedrooms: 325
- 5 or more bedrooms: 35
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 81
- 2 bedrooms: 512
- 3 bedrooms: 288
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 34235 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 161
- 1 vehicle: 2,261
- 2 vehicles: 2,216
- 3 vehicles: 406
- 4 vehicles: 115
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 47
- 1 vehicle: 567
- 2 vehicles: 269
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 34235:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $40,000 to $49,999: 39
- $50,000 to $59,999: 105
- $60,000 to $69,999: 170
- $70,000 to $79,999: 318
- $80,000 to $89,999: 441
- $90,000 to $99,999: 427
- $100,000 to $124,999: 836
- $125,000 to $149,999: 874
- $150,000 to $174,999: 527
- $175,000 to $199,999: 286
- $200,000 to $249,999: 264
- $250,000 to $299,999: 110
- $300,000 to $399,999: 92
- $400,000 to $499,999: 39
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 34235:
- $250 to $299: 7
- $350 to $399: 11
- $400 to $449: 17
- $450 to $499: 20
- $500 to $549: 38
- $600 to $649: 76
- $650 to $699: 61
- $700 to $749: 95
- $750 to $799: 90
- $800 to $899: 116
- $900 to $999: 92
- $1,000 to $1,249: 63
- $1,250 to $1,499: 38
- $1,500 to $1,999: 19
- $2,000 or more: 138
- No cash rent: 45
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $263,550
- Black or African American householders: $187,530
- Asian householders: $185,430
- Some other race householders: $208,740
- Two or more races householders: $236,250
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,480
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,290
- One, attached: 1,587
- Two: 182
- 3 or 4: 199
- 5 to 9: 347
- 10 to 19: 267
- 20 to 49: 73
- 50 or more: 257
- Mobile homes: 23

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,598 (83%)
- Carpooled: 613 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 20 (0%)
- Other means: 29 (1%)
- Worked at home: 240 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 57
- 5 to 9 minutes: 360
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1085
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1271
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1045
- 25 to 29 minutes: 393
- 30 to 34 minutes: 656
- 35 to 39 minutes: 81
- 40 to 44 minutes: 32
- 45 to 59 minutes: 119
- 60 to 89 minutes: 135
- 90 or more minutes: 67
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,032
- In family households: 10,513 (3,257 male householders, 743 female householders)
3,574 spouses, 2,258 children (2,027 natural, 80 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 159 other relatives, 189 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,519 (795 male householders (573 living alone)), 1,324 female householders (1,175 living alone)), 400 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 184 (165 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,616 2-persons, 636 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,748 1-person, 339 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,311 married couples with children.
423 single-parent households (104 men, 319 women).
88.7% of residents of 34235 zip code speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 29% well, 15% not well, 5% not at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 18% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% very well, 37% well, 30% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (22% very well, 78% well).
Foreign born population: 1,596 (12.3%)
(53.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 12.3% | | Whole state: | 16.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (16%)
- Germany (14%)
- Canada (13%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- Cuba (5%)
- Poland (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 218
- 1990 to 1994: 283
- 1985 to 1989: 68
- 1980 to 1984: 216
- 1975 to 1979: 89
- 1970 to 1974: 49
- 1970 to 1974: 126
- 1965 to 1969: 547
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 1668
- Other groups: 1620
- Irish: 1330
- English: 1319
- Italian: 878
- United States or American: 864
- French (except Basque): 356
- Polish: 314
- Scotch-Irish: 313
- Scottish: 271
- Russian: 260
- Swedish: 203
- French Canadian: 192
- Dutch: 161
- Norwegian: 144
- Hungarian: 136
- Austrian: 112
- British: 93
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 84
- Swiss: 70
- Slovak: 68
- Canadian: 61
- European: 58
- Greek: 50
- Czech: 43
- Lithuanian: 42
- Haitian: 41
- Danish: 38
- Welsh: 37
- Jamaican: 31
- Subsaharan African:: 30
- African: 30
- Ukrainian: 28
- Czechoslovakian: 26
- Yugoslavian: 24
- Eastern European: 19
- Croatian: 18
- Moroccan: 17
- Arab:: 17
- Latvian: 15
- Portuguese: 15
- Pennsylvania German: 14
- Belgian: 12
- Luxemburger: 11
- Scandinavian: 8
- Bulgarian: 8
- Finnish: 7
- Barbadian: 7
- Turkish: 6
- Bahamian: 5

Public primary/middle school in zip code 34235 not listed on the city page:- CHILDREN'S HAVEN (Students: 6; Location: 4405 DESOTO ROAD, BRADENTON, FL; Grades: PK - PK)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3450 GOCIO RD in SARASOTA, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0261
Organizations: SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NEWBURN VILLAGE (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HONORE AVE in SARASOTA, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: LEONARD GARNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PAM DORWARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHILDREN'S HAVEN (FORMERLY SCHOOL # 9004) (4405 DESOTO ROAD in SARASOTA, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2002
Organizations: MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTHEAST LAUNDRY & DRYCLEANING (3343 NORTHEAST SHOPPING PLAZA 17TH STREET in SARASOTA, FL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Organizations: NORTHEAST LAUDRAMAT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORTHEAST LAUDRAMAT
- SARASOTA RETIREMENT RESIDENCE (5201 DESOTO RD. in SARASOTA, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: WILLIAM COLSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF SARASOTA AN (4350 N LOCKWOOD RIDGE RD in SARASOTA, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: HYTHAM BAKR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- LAZY RIDGE STREET (RODGERS SUBDIVISION - LAZY RID in SARASOTA, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: KEVIN O'CONNOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KENSINGTON OAKS (27TH PARKWAY in SARASOTA, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: HANEY DEVELOPERS INC
- NORTH EAST LAUNDRY (17TH AND LOCKWOOD RIDGE in SARASOTA, FL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
- NORTHEAST LAUNDRY (3343 17TH ST in SARASOTA, FL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
- HERITAGE CLEANERS (1700A HONORE AVE in SARASOTA, FL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT FUSCO, OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MARGARET QUISENBERRY (4626 GLOBE FARM RD in SARASOTA, FL)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (93%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2208
- Northeast: 4091
- Midwest: 3467
- South: 1288
- West: 392
58% of the 34235 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Florida.
Population in 1990: 11,275. Population change in the 1990s: +1,753 (+15.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 94
| Here: | 10.5% | | Florida: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 99
| Here: | 21.6% | | Florida: | 9.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57
| Here: | 17.3% | | Florida: | 21.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PETLIFT EQUIPMENT CORP (6340 17TH ST CIRCLE E in SARASOTA, FL; small business)
$3,050 with Army for AIDS Training. Signed on 2004-08-30. Completion date: 2004-09-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (100-249: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Landscape Architectural Services (50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Travel Agencies (20-49: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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177 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 3
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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