Florida · Census place 64175
Sarasota city, FL
Quick answer
Sarasota city has 56,218 residents, ranking #71 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $70,065, the median home is worth $409,700 and median gross rent runs $1,514 a month.
- Population
- 56,218Sarasota city residents
- Median household income
- $70,065Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $409,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,514Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sarasota city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sarasota city median would spend about 25.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 55.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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