Sarasota County, FL Population

Overview

429,336

Total Population

56.5

Median age

52.06%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

92.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41,557

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sarasota County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sarasota County is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sarasota County's population under 18 was 14.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sarasota County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sarasota County, 11.56% were under the age of 15, 12.59% aged 15 to 29, 39.35% aged 30 to 64, 31.19% aged 65 to 84, and 5.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17,686 more females than males in Sarasota County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.06% females and 47.94% males in Sarasota County, FL.
The Sarasota County, FL gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 18,734.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 22,317.

Sarasota County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sarasota County population: 87.95% are White, 4.35% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.78% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.31% are some other race and 4.34% are multiracial.
Sarasota County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 41,557 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 387,779 (90.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sarasota County is White with a population of 377,6 (87.95% of the total population).

Sarasota County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 462,286 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sarasota County's population increased by 52,888 (16.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sarasota County's population increased by 56,265 (14.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sarasota County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 327,054.