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34242

Sarasota, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,529
Median household income
$115,967
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$1,046,100

Income

The median income of households in 34242 was $115,967. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.7
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 9.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5
$100,000 to $149,999 16.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 31.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 182793
Female 67845

An estimated 42.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 54.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 46.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $35,553. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 42.1
Social Security 54.8
Retirement income 46.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.6

In 2020-2024, 1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 20% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 22.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 10% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34242 in 2020-2024, 97.7% had health insurance coverage and 2.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.1% and public coverage was 53.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 34242 had a total population of 7,529 - 3,779 (50.2%) females and 3,750 (49.8%) males. The median age was 65.5 years. An estimated 7.9% of the population was under 18 years, 7.8% was 19 to 44 years, 32.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 51.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34242 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 53 31
5 to 9 37 11
10 to 14 122 95
15 to 19 77 207
20 to 24 55 44
25 to 29 80 43
30 to 34 32 27
35 to 39 68 93
40 to 44 90 55
45 to 49 54 66
50 to 54 143 325
55 to 59 234 313
60 to 64 690 615
65 to 69 420 505
70 to 74 478 345
75 to 79 441 472
80 to 84 387 329
85 and over 289 203

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.7% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 13.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 34242 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92% of the people in 34242 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,014 households in 34242. The average household size was 1.88 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.3% of the households in 34242 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.1% of all households, while 18.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.2% of all households.

In 34242, 8.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 60.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.3
Cohabiting Couples 3.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 72.6% of males and 68.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 11.6 13.1
Now married, except separated 72.6 68.5
Separated 0.4 0.2
Widowed 5 9.7
Divorced 10.3 8.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34242, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.2% of the people living in 34242 were U.S. natives. 7.6% of the 34242 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.8% of 34242 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 74.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34242 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 34242.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 10.8
Asia 16.3
Europe 38.9
Africa 4.5
Northern America 26.9
Oceania 2.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34242 in 2020-2024, 8.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 2.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 5.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 34242 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.6
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 10.6
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 67.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34242 was 598 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 473. College or graduate school enrollment was 105.

Educational Attainment of People in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.6
High school diploma or equivalency 12.2
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 5.3
Bachelor's degree 36.1
Graduate or professional degree 31.7

Disability

In 34242, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34242, 29.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 69.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,716 82.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 130 6.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 232 11.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34242 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4
Manufacturing 5.4
Wholesale trade 6.1
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 22.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34242 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,435 68.6
Service occupations 170 8.1
Sales and office occupations 328 15.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 40 1.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 118 5.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 54.9% of 34242 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 54.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0.2
Other means 6.7
Worked from home 34.4

In 2020-2024, 34242 had a total of 10,304 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 59.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 59.6
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34242 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 32.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34242 had 4,014 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 6,290 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.4% while renters occupied 9.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.87 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.89.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 13% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34242:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34242 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.8
Electricity 95.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34242 was $1,046,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 33.1 % had a mortgage. 66.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,370 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34242 was $2,932. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.