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Florida·Sarasota County
20 tracts·54K people·$463K median·3,648/mi²
White 63 · Hispanic 18 · Black 14 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Married couple 37 · Other 24
Health 35 · Professional 24 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 11 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Service 23 · Sales · office 23 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 16 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sarasota is $463,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Sarasota has 56,970 residents across 16 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 48.2; the population is 63.2% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Black, 2.3% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 41.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (91%), BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS (67%) and ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (55%) lead the elementary schools; SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES (78%) and BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (58%) lead the middle schools; SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL (44%), SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY (44%) and BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,684/month, 7% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Sarasota is $72,105 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Sarasota, median rent is $1,684/month and the median home value is $463,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Sarasota reported 6.6 violent crimes and 31.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 54°F; there are 133 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sarasota are lightning (91), tornado (57) and inland flooding (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sarasota, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).