Sarasota County, Florida Demographics

Sarasota County is 10th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sarasota County is 2nd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Sarasota County is 3rd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Sarasota County is 3rd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Sarasota County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sarasota County is 6th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income per capita

Sarasota County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Sarasota County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Sarasota County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Sarasota County is 10th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Sarasota County is 10th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	386,147	14th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	555.9	52nd	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	682.6	9th	350.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	3.7%	65th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	15.3%	63rd	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	32.5%	5th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.1%	3rd	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.3%	10th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	91.8%	3rd	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.0%	66th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	62nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	28th	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	56th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	36th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.2%	9th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	52.3%	2nd	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.5%	18th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	229,346	13th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.8%	19th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	169,256	13th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.2%	28th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$213,400	9th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.2	65th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,242	17th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$33,096	6th	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$49,212	19th	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.0%	61st	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Sarasota County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	12,385	10th	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	120,752	13th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	46,390	11th	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,599,478	13th	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,181	13th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$844,369	13th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732