Sarasota County, Florida (FL)

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• • 351,85782.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 40,8099.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 18,5214.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,3081.7%Asian alone
  • 6,7231.6%Two or more races
  • 8840.2%Some other race alone
  • 4750.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 910.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $403,481

Here:	$403,481
State:	$343,090

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,654

Here:	$272,654
State:	$248,955

In 2-unit structures: $302,457

Here:	$302,457
State:	$250,044

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,692

Here:	$237,692
State:	$227,379

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $502,469

Here:	$502,469
State:	$313,255

Mobile homes: $87,165

Here:	$87,165
State:	$83,101

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $54,489

Here:	$54,489
State:	$66,167

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 52
• Robberies: 95
• Assaults: 574
• Burglaries: 1867
• Thefts: 5036
• Auto thefts: 504

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 44
• Robberies: 92
• Assaults: 626
• Burglaries: 1924
• Thefts: 5714
• Auto thefts: 477

Health of residents in Sarasota County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,202 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,142 (0.8%)

Area name: Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sarasota County is $685 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $824 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1052 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sarasota, Interior County, Gulf Gate-Osprey, North Port, Venice, Englewood, Sarasota Springs, South Venice, Fruitville, Gulf Gate Estates.

2018 air pollution in Sarasota County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: DeSoto County , Calhoun County, Texas , Lee County , Pinellas County , Kenedy County, Texas .

Current college students: 10,210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 50,884 (60.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 11,6012010 or later
• 11,5782000 to 2009
• 8,2161990 to 1999
• 4,7911980 to 1989
• 2,9361970 to 1979
• 11,470Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 139,475
• One, attached: 26,170
• Two: 3,423
• 3 or 4: 7,331
• 5 to 9: 10,185
• 10 to 19: 13,978
• 20 to 49: 13,424
• 50 or more: 14,064
• Mobile homes: 20,982
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 396

Housing units in Sarasota County with a mortgage: 65,695 (1,184 second mortgage, 6,022 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77,306

Religion statistics for Sarasota County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sarasota County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
• Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Hermine, Incident Period: August 31, 2016 to September 11, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4280: September 28, 2016, FEMA Id: 4280, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Tropical Storm Debby, Incident Period: June 23, 2012 to July 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4068: July 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4068, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1561: September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1545: September 04, 2004, FEMA Id: 1545, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($109,229 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($634 average AGI)

Sarasota County:	0.05%
Florida average:	0.08%

3.48% relocated from other counties in Florida ($23,807 average AGI)
5.40% relocated from other states ($84,787 average AGI)

Sarasota County:	5.40%
Florida average:	3.87%

from Manatee County, FL	1.22% ($65,239 average AGI)
from Charlotte County, FL	0.69% ($44,748)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.21% ($64,617)
from Lee County, FL	0.17% ($67,356)
from Pinellas County, FL	0.16% ($52,910)
from Cook County, IL	0.12% ($357,721)
from Broward County, FL	0.10% ($49,203)

6.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($58,375 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($389 average AGI)

Sarasota County:	0.05%
Florida average:	0.10%

3.91% relocated to other counties in Florida ($30,612 average AGI)
2.85% relocated to other states ($27,374 average AGI)

Sarasota County:	2.85%
Florida average:	2.71%

to Manatee County, FL	1.69% ($55,082 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL	0.70% ($46,726)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.26% ($38,406)
to Pinellas County, FL	0.19% ($58,441)
to Lee County, FL	0.15% ($97,490)
to Orange County, FL	0.10% ($39,887)
to Palm Beach County, FL	0.07% ($73,595)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 5.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sarasota County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 91,555 (22,891 living alone), Female householders: 95,856 (36,217 living alone)

• 94,622 spouses (93,825 opposite-sex spouses), 11,938 unmarried partners, (11,378 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 88,250 children (79,721 natural, 4,606 adopted, 3,923 stepchildren), 9,040 grandchildren, 5,347 brothers or sisters, 7,090 parents, 887 foster children, 8,679 other relatives, 14,565 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,913

Size of family households: 77,204 2-persons, 17,084 3-persons, 12,025 4-persons, 5,662 5-persons, 1,276 6-persons, 1,091 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 59,108 1-person, 12,445 2-persons, 1,139 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 231 5-persons.

34,089 married couples with children.
16,346 single-parent households (2,130 men, 14,216 women).

87.0% of residents of Sarasota speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,665,830,000 ($7,499 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $108,807,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,596,266,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $821,038,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,607,000
Federal grants: $139,319,000
Federal procurement contracts: $38,888,000 ($20,953,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $62,711,000 ($392,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,797,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $190,815,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,525,129,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.71 millions of gallons per day (97% from ground, 3% from surface)

• Year house built in Sarasota County, Florida
• 17,9802014 or later
• 4,6342010 to 2013
• 43,6752000 to 2009
• 36,0111990 to 1999
• 50,3671980 to 1989
• 50,7021970 to 1979
• 24,6041960 to 1969
• 14,5381950 to 1959
• 2,6121940 to 1949
• 4,3051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sarasota County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sarasota County, Florida
• 01 room
• 4902 rooms
• 4,6563 rooms
• 22,6514 rooms
• 41,5445 rooms
• 33,4426 rooms
• 18,4537 rooms
• 10,6568 rooms
• 11,1099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sarasota County, Florida
• 1,4401 room
• 2,0142 rooms
• 7,4673 rooms
• 14,4334 rooms
• 9,9915 rooms
• 6,2496 rooms
• 1,5147 rooms
• 8248 rooms
• 4789+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sarasota County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sarasota County, Florida
• 41no bedroom
• 4,0161 bedroom
• 51,0822 bedrooms
• 68,6663 bedrooms
• 15,6634 bedrooms
• 3,5335+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sarasota County, Florida
• 1,562no bedroom
• 9,5641 bedroom
• 19,6622 bedrooms
• 11,4393 bedrooms
• 1,9774 bedrooms
• 2065+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sarasota County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sarasota County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 3,167no vehicle
• 59,0841 vehicle
• 59,1252 vehicles
• 17,0373 vehicles
• 3,2854 vehicles
• 1,3035+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sarasota County in renter-occupied apartments
• 5,847no vehicle
• 20,8431 vehicle
• 13,7522 vehicles
• 2,4523 vehicles
• 1,4874 vehicles
• 295+ vehicles

84.8% of Sarasota County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Florida.

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

• This state: 103,086
• Other state: 272,613
• Northeast: 119,644
• Midwest: 94,094
• South: 42,962
• West: 15,913

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,552
• Number of aged recipients: 534
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,018
• Number of recipients under 18: 769
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,978
• Number of recipients older than 64: 805
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,216
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,519

Sarasota County on our top lists:

• #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"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #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+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"