Moving to Sarasota, Florida

About Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota

Sarasota () is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota is a principal city of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 U.S. census, Sarasota had a population of 54,842, up from 51,917 at the 2010 census.

The Sarasota city limits contain several islands, called keys, including Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key, Coon Key, Bird Key, and the northern portion of Siesta Key as well as Bay Island. Longboat Key is the largest key separating Sarasota Bay from the Gulf of Mexico but is a separate municipality.

The city limits expanded significantly with the real estate rush of the early twentieth century, reaching almost 70 square miles (180 km2). The speculation boom began to crash in 1926 and the city limits began to contract, shrinking to less than a quarter of that area.

Gender
Gender Sarasota Florida Country
Female 52.5% 51.1% 50.8%
Male 47.5% 48.9% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Sarasota Florida Country
Less than $10,000 6.4% 6.2% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.3% 9.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.8% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8% 13.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.3% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 14% 13.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.4% 6.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Sarasota Florida Country
< 9th Grade 4% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 27% 28% 27.0%
Other College 19% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 21% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Sarasota Florida Country
White 64.9% 53.4% 60.1%
African American 14.5% 15.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 2.1% 2.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 16.6% 25.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity