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State of Florida - County of Sarasota

Sarasota County Demography

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  • Table 1. Sarasota County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Sarasota County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Sarasota County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Sarasota County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Sarasota County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Sarasota County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Sarasota County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Sarasota County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 572
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 335,323
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 176
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 325,957
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 177
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 569.90
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 277,776
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 178
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 202,251
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 9,366
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 48,181
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 75,525
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.90%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 17.30%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 37.30%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 14,142
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 4.30%


    TABLE 2. Sarasota County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 325,957
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 12,797
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 3.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 40,030
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 12.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 16,391
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 5.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 70,685
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 21.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 83,471
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 25.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 49,580
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 15.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 39,823
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 12.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 13,180
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 4.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 50.50
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 154,418
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 171,539
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 90.00
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 301,985
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 92.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 13,621
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 4.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 717
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 2,522
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 92
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 3,708
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 3,312
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.00%


    TABLE 3. Sarasota County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 6,473
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 4,883
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 149,937
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 125,493
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 19.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 319,484
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.13
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 45,630
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 30.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 30,066
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 20.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 67,992
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 45.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 94,528
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 27,421
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 29.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 79,001
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 19,302
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 24.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 11,565
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 6,176
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 53.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 55,409
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 41,761
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 32.70%


    TABLE 4. Sarasota County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 300,275
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,537
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 8.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 4,628
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 15.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 10
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 3.90
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 38
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 3,851
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 103,102
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 96,894


    TABLE 5. Sarasota County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 33,958
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 30,431
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 27,748
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 217,375
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 176,620
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 81.30%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 47,681
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 21.90%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 37,660
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 29,919
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 25.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 26,344
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 7,409
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 7,929
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 8.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 15.30%


    TABLE 6. Sarasota County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 12,677
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 1,327
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 11,350
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 19,439
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 290,852
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,359
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 277,776
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,998
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 182,467
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 16.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 149,937
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 118,531
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 79.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 3,658
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 3,041
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 83.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 586
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 16.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 480,274


    TABLE 7. Sarasota County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 11,263,309
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 7,857,197
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 43.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 303,341
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 37,131
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 136.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 1,767,702
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 4,690,950
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 695,465
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 14.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 313,724
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 6.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 3,982,025
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 84.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 679,164
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 14.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 560,195
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 11.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 1,856,345
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 39.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 493,328
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 10.50%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 313,724
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 294,166
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 286,922




     









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