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Sarasota Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 589,959
Land Area (2000): 3,399.561 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 790.857 square kilometers

Sarasota Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	550,192	2002	616,934	2005	666,576
2000	581,788	2003	631,487	2006	684,386
2001	605,246	2004	647,673	2007	690,730

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,105,092	93.56%
Rural, Farm	3,684	0.31%
Rural, Non-farm	72,370	6.13%

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Sarasota Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	219,628	211,017	8,611	3.92%	39
1991	227,516	215,898	11,618	5.11%	51
1992	237,234	223,225	14,010	5.91%	59
1993	226,221	214,234	11,986	5.30%	53
1994	232,593	222,221	10,371	4.46%	45
1995	236,984	228,421	8,563	3.61%	36
1996	256,836	248,313	8,524	3.32%	33
1997	268,367	260,669	7,698	2.87%	29
1998	270,125	263,015	7,110	2.63%	26
1999	283,140	276,678	6,462	2.28%	23
2000	272,083	263,414	8,670	3.19%	32
2001	275,258	264,336	10,922	3.97%	40
2002	290,894	276,550	14,345	4.93%	49
2003	296,814	283,101	13,713	4.62%	46
2004	309,259	296,726	12,534	4.05%	41
2005	320,890	310,197	10,693	3.33%	33
2006	331,707	321,605	10,102	3.05%	31
2007	332,091	318,302	13,789	4.15%	41
2008	330,574	310,457	20,117	6.09%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	212,555	203,634	8,921	4.20%	42
Feb 1990	215,471	207,339	8,132	3.77%	38
Mar 1990	217,367	209,789	7,578	3.49%	35
Apr 1990	217,603	210,099	7,504	3.45%	34
May 1990	220,824	213,208	7,616	3.45%	34
Jun 1990	220,694	211,835	8,859	4.01%	40
Jul 1990	220,523	211,630	8,893	4.03%	40
Aug 1990	219,417	210,376	9,041	4.12%	41
Sep 1990	222,258	212,643	9,615	4.33%	43
Oct 1990	223,207	214,275	8,932	4.00%	40
Nov 1990	223,410	214,243	9,167	4.10%	41
Dec 1990	222,210	213,135	9,075	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	221,390	211,171	10,219	4.62%	46
Feb 1991	223,616	213,101	10,515	4.70%	47
Mar 1991	226,072	215,414	10,658	4.71%	47
Apr 1991	226,938	216,534	10,404	4.58%	46
May 1991	228,647	217,515	11,132	4.87%	49
Jun 1991	228,877	217,091	11,786	5.15%	51
Jul 1991	228,994	216,940	12,054	5.26%	53
Aug 1991	228,929	216,777	12,152	5.31%	53
Sep 1991	228,798	216,126	12,672	5.54%	55
Oct 1991	228,016	215,448	12,568	5.51%	55
Nov 1991	230,273	217,541	12,732	5.53%	55
Dec 1991	229,642	217,114	12,528	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	231,464	216,998	14,466	6.25%	62
Feb 1992	232,055	218,171	13,884	5.98%	60
Mar 1992	236,099	222,373	13,726	5.81%	58
Apr 1992	235,574	222,781	12,793	5.43%	54
May 1992	238,395	224,880	13,515	5.67%	57
Jun 1992	238,754	223,836	14,918	6.25%	62
Jul 1992	239,854	224,436	15,418	6.43%	64
Aug 1992	238,688	223,270	15,418	6.46%	65
Sep 1992	239,295	223,384	15,911	6.65%	66
Oct 1992	237,081	224,042	13,039	5.50%	55
Nov 1992	239,791	226,781	13,010	5.43%	54
Dec 1992	239,763	227,745	12,018	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	220,019	206,729	13,290	6.04%	60
Feb 1993	221,266	208,814	12,452	5.63%	56
Mar 1993	222,675	210,605	12,070	5.42%	54
Apr 1993	223,432	211,667	11,765	5.27%	53
May 1993	227,547	215,795	11,752	5.16%	52
Jun 1993	228,688	216,068	12,620	5.52%	55
Jul 1993	228,687	215,726	12,961	5.67%	57
Aug 1993	228,030	215,673	12,357	5.42%	54
Sep 1993	226,459	214,437	12,022	5.31%	53
Oct 1993	228,275	216,719	11,556	5.06%	51
Nov 1993	229,856	218,835	11,021	4.79%	48
Dec 1993	229,713	219,742	9,971	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	226,774	214,715	12,059	5.32%	53
Feb 1994	227,890	216,678	11,212	4.92%	49
Mar 1994	229,844	218,962	10,882	4.73%	47
Apr 1994	230,564	219,806	10,758	4.67%	47
May 1994	232,950	223,084	9,866	4.24%	42
Jun 1994	231,306	220,725	10,581	4.57%	46
Jul 1994	233,633	223,072	10,561	4.52%	45
Aug 1994	234,421	223,859	10,562	4.51%	45
Sep 1994	233,859	223,127	10,732	4.59%	46
Oct 1994	233,796	224,034	9,762	4.18%	42
Nov 1994	238,256	228,878	9,378	3.94%	39
Dec 1994	237,821	229,717	8,104	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	231,487	221,630	9,857	4.26%	43
Feb 1995	231,367	224,053	7,314	3.16%	32
Mar 1995	233,423	226,164	7,259	3.11%	31
Apr 1995	233,831	225,750	8,081	3.46%	35
May 1995	235,604	227,704	7,900	3.35%	34
Jun 1995	236,010	227,192	8,818	3.74%	37
Jul 1995	238,076	228,700	9,376	3.94%	39
Aug 1995	237,895	228,634	9,261	3.89%	39
Sep 1995	239,286	229,235	10,051	4.20%	42
Oct 1995	240,571	231,745	8,826	3.67%	37
Nov 1995	242,836	234,472	8,364	3.44%	34
Dec 1995	243,418	235,775	7,643	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	241,818	232,506	9,312	3.85%	39
Feb 1996	243,517	235,171	8,346	3.43%	34
Mar 1996	249,997	241,443	8,554	3.42%	34
Apr 1996	249,461	241,214	8,247	3.31%	33
May 1996	254,723	246,451	8,272	3.25%	32
Jun 1996	255,564	246,976	8,588	3.36%	34
Jul 1996	261,824	252,629	9,195	3.51%	35
Aug 1996	261,957	253,410	8,547	3.26%	33
Sep 1996	265,130	255,832	9,298	3.51%	35
Oct 1996	263,170	254,695	8,475	3.22%	32
Nov 1996	267,130	259,051	8,079	3.02%	30
Dec 1996	267,746	260,373	7,373	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	263,965	255,204	8,761	3.32%	33
Feb 1997	264,368	256,655	7,713	2.92%	29
Mar 1997	269,374	261,727	7,647	2.84%	28
Apr 1997	269,358	261,650	7,708	2.86%	29
May 1997	271,101	264,078	7,023	2.59%	26
Jun 1997	270,847	263,327	7,520	2.78%	28
Jul 1997	270,715	262,559	8,156	3.01%	30
Aug 1997	269,798	261,710	8,088	3.00%	30
Sep 1997	269,059	260,143	8,916	3.31%	33
Oct 1997	267,264	259,894	7,370	2.76%	28
Nov 1997	267,892	261,060	6,832	2.55%	26
Dec 1997	266,660	260,023	6,637	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	265,918	257,478	8,440	3.17%	32
Feb 1998	266,914	259,349	7,565	2.83%	28
Mar 1998	268,732	261,598	7,134	2.65%	27
Apr 1998	266,843	260,036	6,807	2.55%	26
May 1998	270,238	263,852	6,386	2.36%	24
Jun 1998	268,551	261,240	7,311	2.72%	27
Jul 1998	269,862	262,147	7,715	2.86%	29
Aug 1998	267,968	260,712	7,256	2.71%	27
Sep 1998	270,396	262,364	8,032	2.97%	30
Oct 1998	274,420	267,275	7,145	2.60%	26
Nov 1998	275,339	269,179	6,160	2.24%	22
Dec 1998	276,320	270,954	5,366	1.94%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	277,339	270,264	7,075	2.55%	26
Feb 1999	279,722	273,059	6,663	2.38%	24
Mar 1999	282,670	276,860	5,810	2.06%	21
Apr 1999	285,229	278,525	6,704	2.35%	24
May 1999	285,230	279,575	5,655	1.98%	20
Jun 1999	284,420	278,374	6,046	2.13%	21
Jul 1999	284,516	277,390	7,126	2.50%	25
Aug 1999	282,183	275,195	6,988	2.48%	25
Sep 1999	282,895	275,249	7,646	2.70%	27
Oct 1999	283,181	276,553	6,628	2.34%	23
Nov 1999	284,743	278,592	6,151	2.16%	22
Dec 1999	285,556	280,500	5,056	1.77%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	268,313	259,716	8,597	3.20%	32
Feb 2000	269,777	261,534	8,243	3.06%	31
Mar 2000	272,055	264,111	7,944	2.92%	29
Apr 2000	272,941	264,857	8,084	2.96%	30
May 2000	271,593	263,221	8,372	3.08%	31
Jun 2000	273,043	263,573	9,470	3.47%	35
Jul 2000	271,698	262,367	9,331	3.43%	34
Aug 2000	271,971	262,475	9,496	3.49%	35
Sep 2000	271,148	261,387	9,761	3.60%	36
Oct 2000	272,942	264,261	8,681	3.18%	32
Nov 2000	274,120	265,755	8,365	3.05%	31
Dec 2000	275,398	267,706	7,692	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	270,197	260,228	9,969	3.69%	37
Feb 2001	272,690	263,396	9,294	3.41%	34
Mar 2001	276,301	266,870	9,431	3.41%	34
Apr 2001	271,402	261,515	9,887	3.64%	36
May 2001	272,742	263,754	8,988	3.30%	33
Jun 2001	273,458	262,904	10,554	3.86%	39
Jul 2001	274,497	263,868	10,629	3.87%	39
Aug 2001	273,652	262,336	11,316	4.14%	41
Sep 2001	276,660	265,808	10,852	3.92%	39
Oct 2001	278,139	264,417	13,722	4.93%	49
Nov 2001	280,629	267,198	13,431	4.79%	48
Dec 2001	282,727	269,735	12,992	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	280,593	265,718	14,875	5.30%	53
Feb 2002	284,219	270,307	13,912	4.89%	49
Mar 2002	287,498	273,833	13,665	4.75%	48
Apr 2002	290,547	276,463	14,084	4.85%	48
May 2002	291,092	277,340	13,752	4.72%	47
Jun 2002	291,813	276,671	15,142	5.19%	52
Jul 2002	293,461	278,332	15,129	5.16%	52
Aug 2002	293,605	278,344	15,261	5.20%	52
Sep 2002	296,064	280,980	15,084	5.09%	51
Oct 2002	294,602	280,519	14,083	4.78%	48
Nov 2002	293,269	279,453	13,816	4.71%	47
Dec 2002	293,967	280,634	13,333	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	292,691	278,065	14,626	5.00%	50
Feb 2003	293,624	280,214	13,410	4.57%	46
Mar 2003	294,911	281,903	13,008	4.41%	44
Apr 2003	293,747	280,619	13,128	4.47%	45
May 2003	295,273	282,004	13,269	4.49%	45
Jun 2003	299,914	284,596	15,318	5.11%	51
Jul 2003	295,528	280,527	15,001	5.08%	51
Aug 2003	297,132	282,448	14,684	4.94%	49
Sep 2003	297,935	283,384	14,551	4.88%	49
Oct 2003	298,312	285,253	13,059	4.38%	44
Nov 2003	301,042	288,282	12,760	4.24%	42
Dec 2003	301,656	289,912	11,744	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	298,681	285,274	13,407	4.49%	45
Feb 2004	300,963	288,544	12,419	4.13%	41
Mar 2004	304,367	291,708	12,659	4.16%	42
Apr 2004	303,746	291,740	12,006	3.95%	40
May 2004	306,549	294,569	11,980	3.91%	39
Jun 2004	308,908	295,373	13,535	4.38%	44
Jul 2004	312,403	298,969	13,434	4.30%	43
Aug 2004	313,153	300,047	13,106	4.19%	42
Sep 2004	313,719	300,882	12,837	4.09%	41
Oct 2004	315,518	303,461	12,057	3.82%	38
Nov 2004	316,381	304,371	12,010	3.80%	38
Dec 2004	316,722	305,770	10,952	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	313,223	301,090	12,133	3.87%	39
Feb 2005	315,653	303,875	11,778	3.73%	37
Mar 2005	318,061	307,247	10,814	3.40%	34
Apr 2005	317,900	307,278	10,622	3.34%	33
May 2005	320,343	310,068	10,275	3.21%	32
Jun 2005	321,763	310,368	11,395	3.54%	35
Jul 2005	322,938	311,838	11,100	3.44%	34
Aug 2005	322,619	311,865	10,754	3.33%	33
Sep 2005	324,318	313,212	11,106	3.42%	34
Oct 2005	324,302	314,454	9,848	3.04%	30
Nov 2005	324,348	314,317	10,031	3.09%	31
Dec 2005	325,213	316,757	8,456	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	321,587	312,003	9,584	2.98%	30
Feb 2006	326,065	316,713	9,352	2.87%	29
Mar 2006	330,168	321,147	9,021	2.73%	27
Apr 2006	328,991	319,936	9,055	2.75%	28
May 2006	331,065	321,954	9,111	2.75%	28
Jun 2006	333,986	323,500	10,486	3.14%	31
Jul 2006	333,158	322,108	11,050	3.32%	33
Aug 2006	333,637	322,450	11,187	3.35%	34
Sep 2006	335,891	324,601	11,290	3.36%	34
Oct 2006	334,991	324,488	10,503	3.14%	31
Nov 2006	335,367	324,575	10,792	3.22%	32
Dec 2006	335,575	325,782	9,793	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	330,737	318,814	11,923	3.60%	36
Feb 2007	332,289	321,162	11,127	3.35%	33
Mar 2007	334,944	323,857	11,087	3.31%	33
Apr 2007	330,496	318,946	11,550	3.49%	35
May 2007	331,498	319,748	11,750	3.54%	35
Jun 2007	333,220	319,227	13,993	4.20%	42
Jul 2007	333,886	318,464	15,422	4.62%	46
Aug 2007	330,929	315,729	15,200	4.59%	46
Sep 2007	333,259	317,208	16,051	4.82%	48
Oct 2007	331,274	315,415	15,859	4.79%	48
Nov 2007	331,749	316,150	15,599	4.70%	47
Dec 2007	330,812	314,900	15,912	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	327,386	310,254	17,132	5.23%	52
Feb 2008	324,839	308,597	16,242	5.00%	50
Mar 2008	327,382	309,920	17,462	5.33%	53
Apr 2008	327,631	310,265	17,366	5.30%	53
May 2008	330,200	310,930	19,270	5.84%	58
Jun 2008	331,099	310,710	20,389	6.16%	62
Jul 2008	337,256	313,742	23,514	6.97%	70
Aug 2008	334,237	309,692	24,545	7.34%	73
Sep 2008	335,135	309,999	25,136	7.50%	75
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sarasota Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	40,052	15.38%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,436	7.08%
3.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	15,012	5.76%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,736	5.66%
5.	Health Care	12,890	4.95%
6.	Public Administration	10,762	4.13%
7.	Finance and Insurance	9,054	3.48%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,576	3.29%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,326	3.20%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	8,194	3.15%
11.	Educational Services	7,634	2.93%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	7,242	2.78%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	7,224	2.77%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,720	1.81%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	4,524	1.74%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	3,822	1.47%
17.	Food Manufacturing	3,504	1.35%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,480	1.34%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,430	1.32%
20.	Other Transportation	3,352	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	43,380	18.54%
2.	Educational Services	20,770	8.88%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,598	7.95%
4.	Finance and Insurance	13,792	5.89%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	13,672	5.84%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	9,632	4.12%
7.	Public Administration	8,972	3.83%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,480	3.62%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	8,312	3.55%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	7,070	3.02%
11.	Social Assistance	7,052	3.01%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	5,972	2.55%
13.	Construction	5,104	2.18%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,004	2.14%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,810	1.63%
16.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	3,270	1.40%
17.	Private Household Services	2,796	1.19%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	2,704	1.16%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	2,520	1.08%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,476	1.06%

Sarasota Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	15,292	5.87%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	14,552	5.59%
3.	Other Management Occupations	12,914	4.96%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	11,342	4.35%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,882	3.79%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	9,620	3.69%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,900	3.42%
8.	Other Construction Trades	8,834	3.39%
9.	Other Production Occupations	8,392	3.22%
10.	Top Executives	7,344	2.82%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	6,922	2.66%
12.	Carpenters	6,340	2.43%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,338	2.43%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,084	2.34%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	5,686	2.18%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	4,526	1.74%
17.	Construction Laborers	4,452	1.71%
18.	Computer Specialists	4,370	1.68%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	4,282	1.64%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,076	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	14,174	6.06%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	12,162	5.20%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	11,722	5.01%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	9,996	4.27%
5.	Registered Nurses	9,654	4.13%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,308	3.98%
7.	Cashiers	9,014	3.85%
8.	Other Management Occupations	8,736	3.73%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	8,632	3.69%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,250	3.53%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	8,044	3.44%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	7,234	3.09%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	6,844	2.93%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	6,348	2.71%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	5,344	2.28%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,508	1.93%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	4,288	1.83%
18.	Other Healthcare Support	4,180	1.79%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	4,116	1.76%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	4,048	1.73%

Sarasota Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	441,931	44.70%
15-35 hours	98,902	10.00%
1-14 hours	23,692	2.40%
No regular hours	424,118	42.90%

Sarasota Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	12,009	2.57%
5 AM-5:29 AM	9,288	1.98%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	15,579	3.33%
6 AM-6:29 AM	32,507	6.94%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	49,179	10.51%
7 AM-7:29 AM	69,599	14.87%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	84,292	18.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM	62,292	13.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	29,912	6.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	30,460	6.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	11,916	2.55%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,928	1.05%
Noon-3:59 PM	27,986	5.98%
4 PM-11:59 PM	28,194	6.02%

Sarasota Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	13,326	2.85%
5-9	51,471	10.99%
10-14	81,856	17.49%
15-19	88,926	19.00%
20-24	80,368	17.17%
25-29	27,331	5.84%
30-34	63,173	13.49%
35-39	8,144	1.74%
40-44	10,309	2.20%
45-59	20,793	4.44%
60-89	13,872	2.96%
At least 90	8,572	1.83%

Sarasota Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,288	0.28%	341,990	73.05%
30-44	838	0.18%	80,788	17.26%
45-59	434	0.09%	20,359	4.35%
At least 60	672	0.14%	21,772	4.65%

Sarasota Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	3,888	0.80%
Car / truck / van, carpool	56,398	11.55%
Car / truck / van, solo	391,726	80.24%
Motorcycle	1,272	0.26%
Other	4,026	0.82%
Public transportation	3,232	0.66%
Walked	7,599	1.56%
Worked at home	20,062	4.11%

Sarasota Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 525,244 (1,154,892 people)
: 338,496 (908,936 people)
: 102,470
: 558,455
Sarasota Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	38,220	7.27%
$10,000-$14,999	32,422	6.17%
$15,000-$19,999	36,464	6.94%
$20,000-$24,999	40,324	7.67%
$25,000-$29,999	37,916	7.21%
$30,000-$34,999	38,282	7.28%
$35,000-$39,999	34,270	6.52%
$40,000-$44,999	32,005	6.09%
$45,000-$49,999	28,694	5.46%
$50,000-$59,999	49,995	9.51%
$60,000-$74,999	50,978	9.70%
$75,000-$99,999	47,011	8.94%
$100,000-$124,999	22,875	4.35%
$125,000-$149,999	11,004	2.09%
$150,000-$199,999	9,937	1.89%
$200,000 or more	15,254	2.90%

Sarasota Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	77,583	29.57%
Family, 2 people	102,055	38.89%
Nonfamily, 2 people	14,284	5.44%
Family, 3 people	29,348	11.18%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,517	0.58%
Family, 4 people	22,239	8.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	482	0.18%
Family, 5 people	9,368	3.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	144	0.05%
Family, 6 people	3,223	1.23%
Nonfamily, 6 people	75	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	2,021	0.77%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	58	0.02%

Sarasota Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	339,751	23.32%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	253,726	17.41%
Public Assistance	8,716	0.60%
Retirement	148,752	10.21%
Self Employment	58,043	3.98%
Social Security	238,370	16.36%
Supplemental Security	16,446	1.13%
Wage / Salary	321,859	22.09%
Other	71,484	4.91%

Sarasota Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	203,853	72.76%
With children under 18	76,324	27.24%

Sarasota Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	48,931	10.37%
Married	305,146	64.65%
Never Married	96,912	20.53%
Widowed	21,036	4.46%

Sarasota Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	65,053	12.31%
Married	302,768	57.31%
Never Married	74,235	14.05%
Widowed	86,212	16.32%

Sarasota Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Sarasota Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	43,625	4.51%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	117,126	12.12%
High school diploma or equivalent	300,580	31.10%
Some college, no degree	222,603	23.03%
Associate degree	58,298	6.03%
Bachelors degree	143,062	14.80%
Graduate or professional degree	81,317	8.41%

Sarasota Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	7,253	1.23%	9,217	1.56%	16,470	2.79%
Kindergarten	10,799	1.83%	2,154	0.37%	12,953	2.20%
Grades 1-4	45,777	7.76%	5,647	0.96%	51,424	8.72%
Grades 5-8	45,721	7.75%	5,668	0.96%	51,389	8.71%
Grades 9-12	42,297	7.17%	4,643	0.79%	46,940	7.96%
Undergrad college	23,937	4.06%	5,984	1.01%	29,921	5.07%
Graduate or professional school	4,428	0.75%	2,478	0.42%	6,906	1.17%
Total	180,212	30.55%	35,791	6.07%	216,003	36.61%

Sarasota Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Sarasota Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	2,358	1,977
2002	2,377	1,884
2003	2,866	1,921
2004	2,848	2,010

Sarasota Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sarasota Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,055,827	91.19%
Below Poverty Level	101,988	8.81%

Sarasota Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,037
Sarasota Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.613	0.296	0.045	1.201	6.156	10.255	28.735	3.024	42.014
2000	4.976	0.306	0.038	1.317	6.636	9.421	27.929	3.183	40.534
2001	4.967	0.375	0.030	1.280	6.652	11.105	29.200	3.022	43.326
2002	4.464	0.361	0.036	1.386	6.247	10.795	30.956	2.892	44.643
2003	4.481	0.312	0.044	1.401	6.239	10.830	30.843	3.007	44.680
2004	4.586	0.286	0.028	1.181	6.080	10.184	30.006	2.988	43.178
2005	4.772	0.302	0.035	1.212	6.320	9.364	28.195	2.991	40.551
2006	0.000	0.130	0.047	1.138	1.315	3.928	13.102	2.199	19.229
2007	4.702	0.316	0.062	1.538	6.618	9.575	29.609	2.784	41.969

Sarasota Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	26,503
2000	27,443
2001	30,249
2002	31,396

Sarasota Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sarasota Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	57,977	9.83%
10-19 Years	60,005	10.17%
20-29 Years	49,875	8.45%
30-39 Years	69,130	11.72%
40-49 Years	77,689	13.17%
50-59 Years	71,532	12.12%
60-69 Years	74,690	12.66%
70-79 Years	82,242	13.94%
80-89 Years	39,646	6.72%
90+ Years	7,173	1.22%

Sarasota Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	281,967	47.79%
Female	307,992	52.21%

Sarasota Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	505,267	85.64%
Hispanic/Latino	38,682	6.56%
African-American	34,390	5.83%
Multiracial	4,906	0.83%
Asian	4,836	0.82%
Amerindian	1,150	0.19%
Other Race	565	0.10%
Pacific Islander	163	0.03%

Sarasota Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	223,609	20.55%
2.	English	168,438	15.48%
3.	Irish	159,956	14.70%
4.	United States Or American	90,364	8.30%
5.	Italian	82,844	7.61%
6.	French Non-Basque	47,953	4.41%
7.	Polish	43,809	4.03%
8.	Scottish	33,351	3.06%
9.	Dutch	26,123	2.40%
10.	Scotch Irish	24,275	2.23%

Sarasota Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	998,655	88.73%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	67,456	5.99%
3.	German	11,966	1.06%
4.	French	8,990	0.80%
5.	Italian	4,852	0.43%
6.	Polish	3,568	0.32%
7.	Other Slavic	3,560	0.32%
8.	French Creole	2,654	0.24%
9.	Russian	2,568	0.23%
10.	Hungarian	2,408	0.21%

Sarasota Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,075,761	91.08%
Naturalized immigrant	46,282	3.92%
Not a citizen	59,103	5.00%

Sarasota Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sarasota Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Manatee County

Sarasota County

Sarasota Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anna Maria	Laurel	Siesta Key
Bayshore Gardens	Longboat Key	South Bradenton
Bee Ridge	Memphis	South Sarasota
Bradenton	Myakka	South Venice
Bradenton Beach	Myakka City	Southgate
Cortez	Nokomis	Tallevast
Desoto Lakes	North Port	Terra Ceia
Ellenton	North Sarasota	The Meadows
Englewood	Oneco	Vamo
Fruitville	Osprey	Venice
Gulf Gate Estates	Palmetto	Warm Mineral Springs
Gulf Gate-Osprey	Parrish	West Bradenton
Holmes Beach	Plantation	West Samoset
Interior County	Ridge Wood Heights	Whitfield
Kensington Park	Samoset
Lake Sarasota	Sarasota

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Bradenton (134,434)	Laurel (8,393)	Osprey (4,143)
Sarasota (92,434)	Parrish (8,252)	Kensington Park (3,720)
Venice (29,977)	Longboat Key (7,603)	Samoset (3,440)
Interior County (23,857)	Memphis (7,264)	Nokomis (3,334)
North Port (22,870)	Siesta Key (7,150)	Desoto Lakes (3,198)
South Bradenton (21,587)	North Sarasota (6,738)	Ellenton (3,142)
Palmetto (20,936)	West Samoset (5,507)	Whitfield (2,984)
Myakka (19,318)	South Sarasota (5,314)	Anna Maria (1,814)
Englewood (18,218)	Vamo (5,285)	Bradenton Beach (1,482)
Bayshore Gardens (17,350)	Ridge Wood Heights (5,028)	Tallevast
South Venice (13,539)	Holmes Beach (4,966)	Terra Ceia
Southgate (13,110)	Warm Mineral Springs (4,811)	Oneco
Fruitville (12,741)	Cortez (4,491)	Plantation
Gulf Gate Estates (11,647)	Lake Sarasota (4,458)	Myakka City
Gulf Gate-Osprey (9,224)	West Bradenton (4,444)
Bee Ridge (8,744)	The Meadows (4,423)