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Sarasota FL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	52,715	630 (of 25,150) (97%)	47 (of 888) (95%)
Average Income	$34,077	12,854 (49%)	503 (43%)
Median House Value	$96,000	8,176 (67%)	406 (54%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	76.9%	19,759 (of 25,150) (21%)	612 (of 888) (31%)
% Black Population	16.0%	3,203 (87%)	247 (72%)
% Hispanic Population	11.9%	3,187 (87%)	259 (71%)
% Asian Population	1.0%	5,643 (78%)	364 (59%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	9,616 (62%)	300 (66%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.1%	12,691 (of 25,150) (50%)	444 (of 888) (50%)
% College Graduates	25.7%	4,660 (81%)	255 (71%)
% Never Married	27.2%	5,478 (78%)	212 (76%)
% Married	43.1%	23,035 (8%)	760 (14%)
% Seperated	3.1%	4,129 (84%)	231 (74%)
% Divorced	15.4%	2,130 (92%)	126 (86%)
% Foreign Born	13.9%	2,163 (91%)	248 (72%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	26,935	438 (of 25,150) (98%)	38 (of 888) (96%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	6.8%	18,574 (26%)	158 (82%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	2.5%	19,463 (23%)	463 (48%)
Average Rooms in House	4.6	23,136 (8%)	678 (24%)
% Households with No Car	11.5%	5,192 (79%)	194 (78%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	9.0%	22,906 (9%)	645 (27%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	2.6%	735 (97%)	71 (92%)
Median House Value	$96,000	8,176 (67%)	406 (54%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.3%	9,518 (62%)	167 (81%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.7%	2,668 (89%)	210 (76%)
Average Monthly Rent	$648	4,711 (81%)	346 (61%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	56.5%	18,064 (of 25,150) (28%)	496 (of 888) (44%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.0%	15,648 (38%)	583 (34%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.5%	3,273 (87%)	145 (84%)
% Walk to Work	2.7%	11,179 (56%)	200 (77%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.0	18,397 (27%)	767 (14%)
% Households making less than $10,000	11.6%	10,165 (60%)	307 (65%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.9%	2,974 (88%)	205 (77%)
Median Household Income	$34,077	12,854 (49%)	503 (43%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.9%	11,338 (55%)	352 (60%)
Per Capita Income	$23,197	4,361 (83%)	274 (69%)
Male Worker Income	$26,604	19,788 (21%)	642 (28%)
Female Worker Income	$23,510	10,412 (59%)	448 (50%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.4%	7,425 (70%)	287 (68%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.7%	7,017 (72%)	268 (70%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Tampa, Florida	43 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.89

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Bradenton, Florida	0.96
Charleston, West Virginia	0.94
Tamarac, Florida	0.93
Decatur, Alabama	0.93
Euclid, Ohio	0.92
Elkhart, Indiana	0.92
Margate, Florida	0.92
Nampa, Idaho	0.91
Biloxi, Mississippi	0.91
Cheyenne, Wyoming	0.91

Sarasota FL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Electricity Fueled Households	21,135	145
Vacant Housing Units for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,773	153
Cuban Population	656	159
85 Year and Older Population	2,037	179
Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	261	181

Sarasota FL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 888)
People Born in Oceania	71	8
Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	261	9
Swiss People	280	10
Mexican Population	3,587	11
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	506	12

Sarasota FL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	51.5%	24,381
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	10.8%	24,240
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.3%	24,078
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	27.5%	24,063
Average Household Size of Owner Occupied Units	2	23,966

Sarasota FL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 888)
Percent Family Households	51.5%	830
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.3%	820
Percent In Household Population	94.1%	814
Percent Japanese Population	0.0%	784
Average Commute Time	20	767

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Sarasota FL	Bradenton, Florida
Total Population	49,504	52,715
Average Age	41.5	41.1
Average Income	$34,902	$34,077
Median House Value	$95,500	$96,000
% White Population	78.1%	76.9%
% Black Population	15.1%	16.0%
% Asian Population	0.8%	1.0%
% Hispanic Population	11.3%	11.9%

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