Sarasota, Florida demographics

Sarasota, FL demographics: median age 48.2; 41.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sarasota city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1264175. The survey estimates a population of 56,970 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sarasota is 48.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 25,751 households (±611). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	48.2 ±1.9	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	8,889 ±731	15.6% ±1.3 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	11,920 ±846	20.9% ±1.5 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	19,551 ±1,031	34.3% ±1.8 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	16,610 ±897	29.2% ±1.6 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	25,700 ±666	45.1% ±1.2 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	31,270 ±656	54.9% ±1.2 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	37,307 ±1,113	65.5% ±2.0 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,360 ±742	14.7% ±1.3 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	173 ±141 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,112 ±295	2.0% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,713 ±535	3.0% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,296 ±1,011	14.6% ±1.8 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,758 ±994	82.1% ±1.7 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10,212 ±994	17.9% ±1.7 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,571 ±592	37.2% ±2.1 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	731 ±192	2.8% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,508 ±512	13.6% ±2.0 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,889 ±671	38.4% ±2.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,052 ±329	8.0% ±1.3 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,967 ±371	19.3% ±1.4 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,784 ±690	80.7% ±1.9 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,889 ±671	38.4% ±2.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,553 ±655	37.1% ±2.4 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,479 ±493	13.5% ±1.9 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,518 ±287	5.9% ±1.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	782 ±210	3.0% ±0.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	320 ±163 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	210 ±105 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	47,725 ±891	83.8% ±1.6 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,245 ±885	16.2% ±1.6 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 55,138
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	44,853 ±993	81.3% ±1.7 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	7,357 ±892	13.3% ±1.6 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	379 ±170	0.7% ±0.3 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	412 ±121	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	298 ±129	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	881 ±275	1.6% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	28 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	200 ±153 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	97 ±109 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	58 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	169 ±96 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	93 ±63 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	313 ±217 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 42,913
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,224 ±504	7.5% ±1.2 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,805 ±871	27.5% ±2.0 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,028 ±589	14.0% ±1.4 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,936 ±580	9.2% ±1.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	10,178 ±771	23.7% ±1.7 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,742 ±706	18.0% ±1.6 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 56,556
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	44,927 ±1,043	79.4% ±1.8 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,583 ±977	11.6% ±1.7 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,429 ±505	4.3% ±0.9 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,283 ±474	4.0% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	334 ±143	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.6% of Sarasota residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 90.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sarasota	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.6% ±1.7 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.2% ±1.2 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±0.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sarasota . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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