2022 population: 462,286 ( 82,838 from 2010 , 28,281 from 2020)
Land area: 556.0 square miles
Population density: 831.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	378,117	81.79%	17.4%
Black:	19,510	4.22%	14.5%
Indian:	846	0.18%	26.8%
Asian:	9,452	2.04%	92.1%
2+ races:	6,740	1.46%	57.9%
Hispanic:	47,621	10.30%	58.6%

Total non-White:	84,169	18.21%	46.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,246	7.2
Deaths:	15,876	18.3
Net Migration:	37,348	43.0
Net Immigration:	1,112	1.3

Change in White population:	56,139	14.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,699	7.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
379,448
321,978	84.85%
17,036	4.49%
667	0.18%
4,920	1.30%
4,269	1.13%
30,033	7.91%
57,470	15.15%

2000
325,957
292,603	89.77%
13,254	4.07%
623	0.19%
2,577	0.79%
2,446	0.75%
14,142	4.34%
33,354	10.23%

1990
277,776
258,188	92.95%
11,672	4.20%
626	0.23%
1,380	0.50%
n/a
5,910	2.13%
19,588	7.05%

1980
202,251
188,014	92.96%
10,308	5.10%
187	0.09%
711	0.35%
n/a
2,935	1.45%
14,237	7.04%

1970
120,413
109,394	90.85%
8,780	7.29%
99	0.08%
130	0.11%
n/a
1,890	1.57%
11,019	9.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
27,710	8.5
44,914	13.8
53,891	16.5
8,622	2.6

29,375	9.0
24,116	7.4

Number	Rate
1990's
25,991	9.4
45,274	16.3
44,803	16.1
3,787	1.4

34,415	12.4
13,766	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
23,103	11.4
35,445	17.5
85,832	42.4
n/a

70,174	34.7
5,351	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
90,360	75.0
n/a

78,620	65.3
3,218	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sarasota County, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
57.1
61,315	13.3%
400,971	86.7%
163,928	35.5%

199,345
2.17

124,636	62.5%
102,547	82.3%
7,082	5.7%
74,709	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
52.5
59,735	15.7%
319,713	84.3%
118,227	31.2%

175,746
2.13

106,952	60.9%
85,735	80.2%
7,625	7.1%
68,794	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
50.5
52,708	16.2%
273,249	83.8%
102,477	31.4%

150,166
2.13

95,167	63.4%
80,075	84.1%
6,071	6.4%
54,999	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
49.1
43,703	15.7%
234,073	84.3%
89,484	32.2%

125,764
2.17

84,614	67.3%
73,165	86.5%
4,131	4.9%
41,150	32.7%

1980
Number	Percent
49.8
35,382	17.5%
166,869	82.5%
60,629	30.0%

88,914
2.25

63,063	70.9%
55,129	87.4%
3,246	5.1%
25,851	29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sarasota County, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,222	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,262	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,066	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,233	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,771	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,449	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,691	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,686	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,336	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,144	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,222	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,582	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,535	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,759	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,430	7.7%
$200,000 or more	22,957	11.5%

Median Household Income	77,213
Per Capita Income	53,149

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	105
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,943	3.5%
Public Assistance	2,785	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,819	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	137,910	71.2%
Unemployed	4,713	2.4%
In Armed Forces	121	0.1%

Total Labor Force	142,744	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	51,070	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	65,149	57,858	53.0%
Non-Profit	4,368	8,419	34.2%
Self-Employed	17,867	12,096	59.6%

Local Government	4,862	6,577	42.5%
State Government	1,164	2,072	36.0%
Federal Government	979	511	65.7%

Total Private + Self	83,016	69,954	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,373	17,579	39.3%
Total	94,389	87,533	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30,938	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	44,225	24.2%
Professional, Technical	39,143	21.4%
Service Occupations	36,175	19.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	280	0.2%
All others	32,004	17.5%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27,575	15.1%
Retail trade	23,335	12.8%
Construction	16,918	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	15,581	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,848	8.1%
Other services	12,017	6.6%
Educational services	11,168	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,304	5.6%
Manufacturing	10,208	5.6%
Finance and insurance	8,108	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6,372	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,157	3.4%
Public administration	5,508	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,075	2.8%
Wholesale trade	3,816	2.1%
Information	2,698	1.5%
Utilities	1,449	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	854	0.5%
Management	288	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	206	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,674	2.88%
Puerto Rican	7,060	1.61%
Cuban	7,719	1.76%
Dominican	769	0.18%

Total Central American	4,083	0.93%
Costa Rican	153	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,727	0.39%
Honduran	537	0.12%
Nicaraguan	897	0.20%
Panamanian	213	0.05%
Salvadoran	556	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	7,016	1.60%
Argentinean	530	0.12%
Bolivian	51	0.01%
Chilean	248	0.06%
Colombian	1,998	0.45%
Ecuadorian	602	0.14%
Paraguayan	22	0.01%
Peruvian	2,277	0.52%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,288	0.29%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,032	0.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,853	0.42%
Filipino	1,561	0.36%
Vietnamese	1,358	0.31%
Indian	1,085	0.25%
Thai	556	0.13%
Korean	389	0.09%
Japanese	215	0.05%
Burmese	191	0.04%
Indonesian	76	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	368,835	86.8%
Spanish	29,263	6.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,030	1.4%
Other Indo-European	5,210	1.2%
German, other Germanic	4,708	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,796	0.9%
Chinese	1,548	0.4%
Other Asian	1,462	0.3%
Other	1,095	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	69,518	15.8%
American	53,132	12.1%
Irish	53,113	12.1%
English	51,470	11.7%
Italian	36,357	8.3%
Polish	19,670	4.5%
French	13,709	3.1%
Scottish	9,287	2.1%
European	6,279	1.4%
Russian	5,813	1.3%
Swedish	5,735	1.3%
Dutch	5,235	1.2%
French Canadian	4,235	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	4,146	0.9%
British	3,891	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	420,588	95.7%
Not a citizen	18,804	4.3%

Native	386,421	87.9%
Foreign-born	52,971	12.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,644	1.9%	14,138	4.0%	93,173	26.4%	103,728	29.4%	77,261	21.9%	57,794	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,644	1.9%
9-12 Years	14,138	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	93,173	26.4%
Some College	103,728	29.4%
Bach. Degree	77,261	21.9%
Grad Degree	57,794	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	124,636	119,851	4,785	3.8%	6.2%
1991	127,601	121,161	6,440	5.0%	7.6%
1992	132,270	124,677	7,593	5.7%	8.4%
1993	126,972	120,247	6,725	5.3%	7.4%
1994	130,497	124,997	5,500	4.2%	6.5%
1995	132,593	128,035	4,558	3.4%	5.6%
1996	142,562	137,994	4,568	3.2%	5.3%
1997	149,224	145,071	4,153	2.8%	4.9%
1998	149,931	145,948	3,983	2.7%	4.4%
1999	157,212	153,597	3,615	2.3%	3.9%

2000	150,154	145,304	4,850	3.2%	3.8%
2001	151,705	145,811	5,894	3.9%	4.4%
2002	157,272	150,353	6,919	4.4%	4.9%
2003	159,493	153,065	6,428	4.0%	4.5%
2004	166,600	160,930	5,670	3.4%	3.8%
2005	168,124	163,661	4,463	2.7%	2.9%
2006	171,517	167,400	4,117	2.4%	2.5%
2007	170,519	164,161	6,358	3.7%	3.3%
2008	165,899	154,806	11,093	6.7%	5.7%
2009	159,852	143,057	16,795	10.5%	9.6%

2010	165,757	147,114	18,643	11.2%	10.8%
2011	165,867	148,948	16,919	10.2%	10.0%
2012	166,931	152,422	14,509	8.7%	8.6%
2013	170,288	157,879	12,409	7.3%	7.5%
2014	174,637	164,132	10,505	6.0%	6.4%
2015	178,504	169,363	9,141	5.1%	5.5%
2016	181,607	173,272	8,335	4.6%	4.9%
2017	184,457	177,095	7,362	4.0%	4.2%
2018	187,032	180,552	6,480	3.5%	3.6%
2019	189,004	182,804	6,200	3.3%	3.3%

2020	184,464	171,875	12,589	6.8%	7.7%
2021	189,591	182,038	7,553	4.0%	4.6%
2022	195,994	190,365	5,629	2.9%	2.9%
2023	202,564	196,466	6,098	3.0%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	254,601
Median Value	$338,500

Occupied	199,345	78.3%
Vacant	55,256	21.7%

Owned	151,538	76.0%
Rented	47,807	24.0%
Median Rent	$1,590

Single-Family Units	170,374	66.9%
Detached	145,813	57.3%
Attached	24,561	9.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52,104	20.5%
Mobile Homes	21,197	8.3%

Sarasota County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sarasota County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Sarasota County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sarasota County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sarasota County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sarasota County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Sarasota County, FL