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Population (2000): 92,434
Land Area (2000): 120.175 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 116.287 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 60.2186 (15.7) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.4186 (27.5) / 90.8186 (32.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 678
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,186
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 54 inches

Sarasota Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	51,703	2002	55,125	2005	54,553
2000	53,689	2003	54,297	2006	54,617
2001	54,081	2004	54,442	2007	52,986

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	89,967	97.62%
Rural, Farm	42	0.05%
Rural, Non-farm	2,152	2.34%

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Sarasota Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	25,838	24,617	1,221	4.72%	47
1991	26,801	25,181	1,621	6.05%	60
1992	27,915	25,975	1,940	6.95%	70
1993	26,562	24,863	1,699	6.40%	64
1994	27,240	25,785	1,455	5.34%	53
1995	27,556	26,407	1,149	4.17%	42
1996	29,766	28,612	1,154	3.88%	39
1997	31,118	30,072	1,046	3.36%	34
1998	31,215	30,221	994	3.19%	32
1999	32,624	31,711	913	2.80%	28
2000	25,699	24,663	1,037	4.03%	40
2001	25,964	24,687	1,277	4.92%	49
2002	27,395	25,726	1,669	6.09%	61
2003	27,869	26,270	1,599	5.74%	57
2004	28,944	27,482	1,462	5.05%	51
2005	26,927	26,092	835	3.10%	31
2006	27,038	26,266	772	2.86%	29
2007	27,080	25,996	1,084	4.00%	40
2008	26,929	25,355	1,573	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	25,006	23,756	1,250	5.00%	50
Feb 1990	25,331	24,188	1,143	4.51%	45
Mar 1990	25,532	24,474	1,058	4.14%	41
Apr 1990	25,608	24,510	1,098	4.29%	43
May 1990	25,959	24,873	1,086	4.18%	42
Jun 1990	25,946	24,712	1,234	4.76%	48
Jul 1990	25,905	24,688	1,217	4.70%	47
Aug 1990	25,775	24,542	1,233	4.78%	48
Sep 1990	26,172	24,807	1,365	5.22%	52
Oct 1990	26,292	24,997	1,295	4.93%	49
Nov 1990	26,358	24,993	1,365	5.18%	52
Dec 1990	26,169	24,864	1,305	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	26,101	24,630	1,471	5.64%	56
Feb 1991	26,319	24,855	1,464	5.56%	56
Mar 1991	26,566	25,125	1,441	5.42%	54
Apr 1991	26,686	25,255	1,431	5.36%	54
May 1991	26,930	25,368	1,562	5.80%	58
Jun 1991	26,990	25,320	1,670	6.19%	62
Jul 1991	26,964	25,302	1,662	6.16%	62
Aug 1991	26,935	25,283	1,652	6.13%	61
Sep 1991	26,931	25,208	1,723	6.40%	64
Oct 1991	26,844	25,128	1,716	6.39%	64
Nov 1991	27,208	25,373	1,835	6.74%	67
Dec 1991	27,143	25,322	1,821	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	27,382	25,250	2,132	7.79%	78
Feb 1992	27,376	25,387	1,989	7.27%	73
Mar 1992	27,780	25,876	1,904	6.85%	69
Apr 1992	27,793	25,923	1,870	6.73%	67
May 1992	28,081	26,167	1,914	6.82%	68
Jun 1992	28,179	26,047	2,132	7.57%	76
Jul 1992	28,200	26,117	2,083	7.39%	74
Aug 1992	28,021	25,980	2,041	7.28%	73
Sep 1992	28,121	25,994	2,127	7.56%	76
Oct 1992	27,776	26,070	1,706	6.14%	61
Nov 1992	28,147	26,389	1,758	6.25%	62
Dec 1992	28,121	26,501	1,620	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	25,828	23,992	1,836	7.11%	71
Feb 1993	25,970	24,234	1,736	6.68%	67
Mar 1993	26,166	24,442	1,724	6.59%	66
Apr 1993	26,284	24,565	1,719	6.54%	65
May 1993	26,765	25,044	1,721	6.43%	64
Jun 1993	26,932	25,076	1,856	6.89%	69
Jul 1993	26,880	25,037	1,843	6.86%	69
Aug 1993	26,703	25,029	1,674	6.27%	63
Sep 1993	26,572	24,887	1,685	6.34%	63
Oct 1993	26,707	25,151	1,556	5.83%	58
Nov 1993	26,975	25,396	1,579	5.85%	59
Dec 1993	26,965	25,503	1,462	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	26,743	24,914	1,829	6.84%	68
Feb 1994	26,766	25,141	1,625	6.07%	61
Mar 1994	26,954	25,406	1,548	5.74%	57
Apr 1994	27,130	25,504	1,626	5.99%	60
May 1994	27,328	25,885	1,443	5.28%	53
Jun 1994	27,158	25,611	1,547	5.70%	57
Jul 1994	27,338	25,884	1,454	5.32%	53
Aug 1994	27,328	25,975	1,353	4.95%	50
Sep 1994	27,287	25,890	1,397	5.12%	51
Oct 1994	27,226	25,995	1,231	4.52%	45
Nov 1994	27,844	26,557	1,287	4.62%	46
Dec 1994	27,776	26,655	1,121	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	27,073	25,622	1,451	5.36%	54
Feb 1995	26,883	25,902	981	3.65%	36
Mar 1995	27,130	26,146	984	3.63%	36
Apr 1995	27,271	26,098	1,173	4.30%	43
May 1995	27,435	26,323	1,112	4.05%	41
Jun 1995	27,489	26,265	1,224	4.45%	45
Jul 1995	27,671	26,438	1,233	4.46%	45
Aug 1995	27,558	26,431	1,127	4.09%	41
Sep 1995	27,780	26,501	1,279	4.60%	46
Oct 1995	27,905	26,792	1,113	3.99%	40
Nov 1995	28,185	27,106	1,079	3.83%	38
Dec 1995	28,288	27,257	1,031	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	28,158	26,790	1,368	4.86%	49
Feb 1996	28,242	27,098	1,144	4.05%	41
Mar 1996	28,931	27,820	1,111	3.84%	38
Apr 1996	28,955	27,793	1,162	4.01%	40
May 1996	29,566	28,397	1,169	3.95%	40
Jun 1996	29,723	28,458	1,265	4.26%	43
Jul 1996	30,305	29,109	1,196	3.95%	39
Aug 1996	30,236	29,198	1,038	3.43%	34
Sep 1996	30,706	29,478	1,228	4.00%	40
Oct 1996	30,429	29,347	1,082	3.56%	36
Nov 1996	30,934	29,849	1,085	3.51%	35
Dec 1996	31,002	30,002	1,000	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	30,702	29,442	1,260	4.10%	41
Feb 1997	30,645	29,609	1,036	3.38%	34
Mar 1997	31,194	30,195	999	3.20%	32
Apr 1997	31,330	30,186	1,144	3.65%	37
May 1997	31,421	30,465	956	3.04%	30
Jun 1997	31,395	30,379	1,016	3.24%	32
Jul 1997	31,439	30,290	1,149	3.65%	37
Aug 1997	31,171	30,193	978	3.14%	31
Sep 1997	31,204	30,012	1,192	3.82%	38
Oct 1997	30,945	29,983	962	3.11%	31
Nov 1997	31,058	30,118	940	3.03%	30
Dec 1997	30,915	29,997	918	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	30,837	29,584	1,253	4.06%	41
Feb 1998	30,866	29,799	1,067	3.46%	35
Mar 1998	31,010	30,058	952	3.07%	31
Apr 1998	30,903	29,879	1,024	3.31%	33
May 1998	31,194	30,317	877	2.81%	28
Jun 1998	31,088	30,017	1,071	3.45%	34
Jul 1998	31,216	30,121	1,095	3.51%	35
Aug 1998	30,826	29,956	870	2.82%	28
Sep 1998	31,272	30,147	1,125	3.60%	36
Oct 1998	31,683	30,711	972	3.07%	31
Nov 1998	31,770	30,929	841	2.65%	26
Dec 1998	31,917	31,133	784	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	32,100	30,977	1,123	3.50%	35
Feb 1999	32,304	31,296	1,008	3.12%	31
Mar 1999	32,567	31,731	836	2.57%	26
Apr 1999	33,014	31,923	1,091	3.30%	33
May 1999	32,856	32,043	813	2.47%	25
Jun 1999	32,729	31,906	823	2.51%	25
Jul 1999	32,733	31,792	941	2.87%	29
Aug 1999	32,361	31,541	820	2.53%	25
Sep 1999	32,589	31,548	1,041	3.19%	32
Oct 1999	32,574	31,697	877	2.69%	27
Nov 1999	32,801	31,930	871	2.66%	27
Dec 1999	32,865	32,149	716	2.18%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,401	24,316	1,085	4.27%	43
Feb 2000	25,498	24,487	1,011	3.97%	40
Mar 2000	25,673	24,728	945	3.68%	37
Apr 2000	25,817	24,798	1,019	3.95%	39
May 2000	25,652	24,645	1,007	3.93%	39
Jun 2000	25,800	24,678	1,122	4.35%	43
Jul 2000	25,680	24,565	1,115	4.34%	43
Aug 2000	25,643	24,575	1,068	4.16%	42
Sep 2000	25,635	24,473	1,162	4.53%	45
Oct 2000	25,760	24,742	1,018	3.95%	40
Nov 2000	25,862	24,882	980	3.79%	38
Dec 2000	25,971	25,065	906	3.49%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	25,455	24,303	1,152	4.53%	45
Feb 2001	25,648	24,599	1,049	4.09%	41
Mar 2001	25,989	24,924	1,065	4.10%	41
Apr 2001	25,620	24,424	1,196	4.67%	47
May 2001	25,675	24,633	1,042	4.06%	41
Jun 2001	25,795	24,553	1,242	4.81%	48
Jul 2001	25,903	24,643	1,260	4.86%	49
Aug 2001	25,796	24,500	1,296	5.02%	50
Sep 2001	26,133	24,825	1,308	5.01%	50
Oct 2001	26,300	24,695	1,605	6.10%	61
Nov 2001	26,529	24,954	1,575	5.94%	59
Dec 2001	26,722	25,191	1,531	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	26,506	24,718	1,788	6.75%	67
Feb 2002	26,773	25,145	1,628	6.08%	61
Mar 2002	27,059	25,473	1,586	5.86%	59
Apr 2002	27,396	25,718	1,678	6.12%	61
May 2002	27,420	25,799	1,621	5.91%	59
Jun 2002	27,514	25,737	1,777	6.46%	65
Jul 2002	27,652	25,892	1,760	6.36%	64
Aug 2002	27,612	25,893	1,719	6.23%	62
Sep 2002	27,893	26,138	1,755	6.29%	63
Oct 2002	27,711	26,095	1,616	5.83%	58
Nov 2002	27,570	25,996	1,574	5.71%	57
Dec 2002	27,637	26,106	1,531	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	27,523	25,803	1,720	6.25%	62
Feb 2003	27,551	26,002	1,549	5.62%	56
Mar 2003	27,639	26,160	1,479	5.35%	54
Apr 2003	27,600	26,040	1,560	5.65%	57
May 2003	27,698	26,169	1,529	5.52%	55
Jun 2003	28,179	26,409	1,770	6.28%	63
Jul 2003	27,790	26,032	1,758	6.33%	63
Aug 2003	27,879	26,210	1,669	5.99%	60
Sep 2003	28,013	26,296	1,717	6.13%	61
Oct 2003	28,009	26,470	1,539	5.49%	55
Nov 2003	28,264	26,751	1,513	5.35%	54
Dec 2003	28,284	26,903	1,381	4.88%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	28,039	26,421	1,618	5.77%	58
Feb 2004	28,184	26,724	1,460	5.18%	52
Mar 2004	28,467	27,018	1,449	5.09%	51
Apr 2004	28,458	27,020	1,438	5.05%	51
May 2004	28,641	27,282	1,359	4.74%	47
Jun 2004	28,899	27,356	1,543	5.34%	53
Jul 2004	29,242	27,690	1,552	5.31%	53
Aug 2004	29,284	27,790	1,494	5.10%	51
Sep 2004	29,407	27,867	1,540	5.24%	52
Oct 2004	29,518	28,106	1,412	4.78%	48
Nov 2004	29,599	28,190	1,409	4.76%	48
Dec 2004	29,585	28,319	1,266	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	26,213	25,326	887	3.38%	34
Feb 2005	26,445	25,560	885	3.35%	33
Mar 2005	26,692	25,844	848	3.18%	32
Apr 2005	26,605	25,846	759	2.85%	29
May 2005	26,892	26,081	811	3.02%	30
Jun 2005	27,048	26,106	942	3.48%	35
Jul 2005	27,136	26,230	906	3.34%	33
Aug 2005	27,141	26,232	909	3.35%	33
Sep 2005	27,210	26,345	865	3.18%	32
Oct 2005	27,232	26,450	782	2.87%	29
Nov 2005	27,213	26,438	775	2.85%	28
Dec 2005	27,292	26,644	648	2.37%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,157	25,481	676	2.58%	26
Feb 2006	26,548	25,866	682	2.57%	26
Mar 2006	26,906	26,228	678	2.52%	25
Apr 2006	26,777	26,129	648	2.42%	24
May 2006	27,000	26,294	706	2.61%	26
Jun 2006	27,271	26,420	851	3.12%	31
Jul 2006	27,205	26,307	898	3.30%	33
Aug 2006	27,228	26,335	893	3.28%	33
Sep 2006	27,362	26,510	852	3.11%	31
Oct 2006	27,297	26,501	796	2.92%	29
Nov 2006	27,327	26,508	819	3.00%	30
Dec 2006	27,375	26,607	768	2.81%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	26,929	26,038	891	3.31%	33
Feb 2007	27,100	26,229	871	3.21%	32
Mar 2007	27,314	26,450	864	3.16%	32
Apr 2007	26,894	26,048	846	3.15%	31
May 2007	27,012	26,114	898	3.32%	33
Jun 2007	27,206	26,071	1,135	4.17%	42
Jul 2007	27,204	26,009	1,195	4.39%	44
Aug 2007	26,975	25,786	1,189	4.41%	44
Sep 2007	27,163	25,907	1,256	4.62%	46
Oct 2007	27,026	25,760	1,266	4.68%	47
Nov 2007	27,116	25,820	1,296	4.78%	48
Dec 2007	27,019	25,718	1,301	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	26,672	25,339	1,333	5.00%	50
Feb 2008	26,477	25,203	1,274	4.81%	48
Mar 2008	26,625	25,311	1,314	4.94%	49
Apr 2008	26,632	25,340	1,292	4.85%	49
May 2008	26,912	25,394	1,518	5.64%	56
Jun 2008	27,059	25,376	1,683	6.22%	62
Jul 2008	27,519	25,624	1,895	6.89%	69
Aug 2008	27,226	25,293	1,933	7.10%	71
Sep 2008	27,236	25,318	1,918	7.04%	70
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sarasota Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,267	15.13%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,871	8.67%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,497	6.93%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,276	5.91%
5.	Health Care	1,160	5.37%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	916	4.24%
7.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	821	3.80%
8.	Public Administration	778	3.60%
9.	Finance and Insurance	717	3.32%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	646	2.99%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	635	2.94%
12.	Educational Services	551	2.55%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	532	2.46%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	356	1.65%
15.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	336	1.56%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	284	1.32%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	275	1.27%
18.	Truck Transportation	260	1.20%
19.	Other Transportation	247	1.14%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	235	1.09%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,609	18.45%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,849	9.45%
3.	Educational Services	1,631	8.34%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,293	6.61%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,155	5.90%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	970	4.96%
7.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	658	3.36%
8.	Public Administration	655	3.35%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	591	3.02%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	585	2.99%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	507	2.59%
12.	Social Assistance	491	2.51%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	486	2.48%
14.	Construction	458	2.34%
15.	Private Household Services	378	1.93%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	278	1.42%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	256	1.31%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	246	1.26%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	228	1.17%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	222	1.13%

Sarasota Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,302	6.03%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,242	5.75%
3.	Other Management Occupations	1,053	4.88%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	820	3.80%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	805	3.73%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	760	3.52%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	714	3.31%
8.	Top Executives	686	3.18%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	619	2.87%
10.	Other Construction Trades	604	2.80%
11.	Carpenters	575	2.66%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	493	2.28%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	484	2.24%
14.	Other Production Occupations	453	2.10%
15.	Computer Specialists	449	2.08%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	439	2.03%
17.	Construction Laborers	425	1.97%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	363	1.68%
19.	Painters and Paperhangers	359	1.66%
20.	Other Financial Specialists	347	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,150	5.88%
2.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	983	5.03%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	904	4.62%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	863	4.41%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	837	4.28%
6.	Cashiers	785	4.01%
7.	Registered Nurses	770	3.94%
8.	Secretaries and Admins	770	3.94%
9.	Other Management Occupations	712	3.64%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	672	3.44%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	646	3.30%
12.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	618	3.16%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	601	3.07%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	565	2.89%
15.	Customer Service Representatives	498	2.55%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	469	2.40%
17.	Other Healthcare Support	378	1.93%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	313	1.60%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	305	1.56%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	293	1.50%

Sarasota Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	36,881	48.00%
15-35 hours	8,366	10.89%
1-14 hours	2,065	2.69%
No regular hours	29,521	38.42%

Sarasota Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	868	2.24%
5 AM-5:29 AM	584	1.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,022	2.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,144	5.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,851	9.93%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,961	12.79%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,373	16.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,104	15.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,177	8.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,429	8.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,340	3.46%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	525	1.35%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,197	5.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,199	5.67%

Sarasota Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,037	2.67%
5-9	4,906	12.65%
10-14	7,985	20.59%
15-19	8,280	21.35%
20-24	6,638	17.12%
25-29	1,935	4.99%
30-34	4,625	11.93%
35-39	283	0.73%
40-44	414	1.07%
45-59	1,122	2.89%
60-89	852	2.20%
At least 90	697	1.80%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	265	0.68%	30,516	78.70%
30-44	180	0.46%	5,142	13.26%
45-59	88	0.23%	1,034	2.67%
At least 60	87	0.22%	1,462	3.77%

Sarasota Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	543	1.34%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,225	10.46%
Car / truck / van, solo	32,126	79.53%
Motorcycle	84	0.21%
Other	303	0.75%
Public transportation	620	1.53%
Walked	873	2.16%
Worked at home	1,620	4.01%

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Sarasota Family Information Back to top
: 40,888 (88,527 people)
: 23,893 (65,627 people)
: 7,441
: 42,368
Sarasota Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,569	8.73%
$10,000-$14,999	2,367	5.79%
$15,000-$19,999	3,320	8.12%
$20,000-$24,999	3,066	7.50%
$25,000-$29,999	2,933	7.17%
$30,000-$34,999	3,086	7.55%
$35,000-$39,999	2,625	6.42%
$40,000-$44,999	2,445	5.98%
$45,000-$49,999	2,121	5.19%
$50,000-$59,999	3,909	9.56%
$60,000-$74,999	3,476	8.50%
$75,000-$99,999	3,260	7.97%
$100,000-$124,999	1,722	4.21%
$125,000-$149,999	835	2.04%
$150,000-$199,999	670	1.64%
$200,000 or more	1,484	3.63%

Sarasota Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	13,660	33.43%
Family, 2 people	13,363	32.71%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,880	7.05%
Family, 3 people	4,593	11.24%
Nonfamily, 3 people	378	0.93%
Family, 4 people	3,495	8.55%
Nonfamily, 4 people	121	0.30%
Family, 5 people	1,451	3.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	38	0.09%
Family, 6 people	535	1.31%
Nonfamily, 6 people	14	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	319	0.78%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	10	0.02%

Sarasota Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	28,787	25.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	18,292	16.35%
Public Assistance	865	0.77%
Retirement	8,865	7.92%
Self Employment	5,269	4.71%
Social Security	15,938	14.25%
Supplemental Security	1,574	1.41%
Wage / Salary	27,252	24.36%
Other	5,025	4.49%

Sarasota Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	12,633	68.90%
With children under 18	5,703	31.10%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,482	12.13%
Married	21,153	57.23%
Never Married	9,836	26.61%
Widowed	1,493	4.04%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,094	14.93%
Married	20,446	50.08%
Never Married	7,671	18.79%
Widowed	6,616	16.20%

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Sarasota Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,649	4.86%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,399	12.51%
High school diploma or equivalent	21,832	29.06%
Some college, no degree	17,171	22.86%
Associate degree	4,324	5.76%
Bachelors degree	12,062	16.06%
Graduate or professional degree	6,682	8.90%

Sarasota Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	705	0.76%	812	0.88%	1,517	1.64%
Kindergarten	874	0.95%	192	0.21%	1,066	1.15%
Grades 1-4	3,565	3.86%	380	0.41%	3,945	4.27%
Grades 5-8	3,762	4.07%	456	0.49%	4,218	4.56%
Grades 9-12	3,315	3.59%	460	0.50%	3,775	4.08%
Undergrad college	2,639	2.86%	860	0.93%	3,499	3.79%
Graduate or professional school	398	0.43%	148	0.16%	546	0.59%
Total	15,258	16.51%	3,308	3.58%	18,566	20.09%

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Sarasota Business Information Back to top
: $417,077,000
: $951,459,000
: $215,807,000

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Sarasota Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	77,906	87.95%
Below Poverty Level	10,674	12.05%

Sarasota Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1967	$1,741	$1,489	$145	$612	$84	$1,822	$4,404	$2,500	$18,746	$7,522
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$2,536	$2,170	$646	$818	$84	$2,525	$6,609	$3,518	$16,801	$7,061
1971	$2,958	$2,272	$1,440	$1,051	$84	$3,133	$8,666	$4,599	$21,138	$8,914
1972	$3,255	$2,455	$1,330	$1,161	$263	$3,262	$9,271	$4,915	$22,416	$10,910
1973	$3,501	$2,383	$1,154	$1,283	$263	$3,628	$9,829	$5,197	$25,381	$15,610
1974	$3,971	$2,230	$2,670	$1,169	$263	$3,633	$11,706	$5,456	$24,446	$16,487
1975	$4,164	$2,392	$2,501	$1,406	$263	$5,166	$13,500	$5,729	$24,088	$16,304
1976	$4,260	$3,027	$2,537	$1,537	$263	$5,948	$14,545	$6,016	$23,092	$15,709
1977	$4,321	$3,058	$3,930	$1,682	$1,269	$6,824	$18,026	$6,946	$22,031	$20,588
1978	$4,700	$3,643	$4,571	$2,553	$1,460	$7,209	$20,493	$8,589	$21,821	$23,154
1979	$5,207	$4,281	$4,664	$2,718	$1,809	$8,390	$22,788	$10,265	$28,992	$37,587
1980	$5,024	$4,419	$3,779	$2,493	$2,082	$9,441	$22,819	$11,830	$28,023	$44,656
1981	$5,188	$5,629	$3,070	$3,422	$2,666	$11,583	$25,929	$13,434	$33,421	$51,974
1982	$5,354	$6,068	$3,201	$4,015	$4,290	$13,266	$30,126	$14,132	$37,139	$56,942
1983	$6,393	$6,550	$4,740	$4,543	$2,814	$15,502	$33,992	$16,199	$37,357	$55,023
1984	$5,923	$6,850	$5,830	$4,615	$5,193	$14,475	$36,036	$17,708	$36,765	$61,991
1985	$6,538	$8,807	$6,701	$5,483	$4,384	$16,879	$39,985	$18,975	$41,890	$74,421
1986	$6,605	$9,535	$9,137	$6,621	$6,414	$19,571	$48,348	$20,161	$67,025	$96,624
1987	$8,428	$10,009	$8,400	$5,426	$6,161	$20,493	$48,908	$21,597	$44,109	$111,249
1988	$9,371	$10,614	$6,235	$5,346	$8,221	$21,712	$50,885	$23,218	$51,464	$127,289
1989	$11,160	$11,277	$11,046	$12,534	$9,532	$16,011	$60,283	$25,796	$49,439	$109,048
1990	$11,599	$12,136	$14,182	$15,928	$11,670	$30,099	$83,478	$27,292	$56,543	$128,821
1991	$14,064	$12,330	$17,152	$6,596	$11,015	$35,816	$84,643	$29,923	$120,995	$177,821
1992	$16,182	$13,055	$14,125	$7,170	$9,802	$33,997	$81,276	$36,677	$112,198	$188,337
1993	$16,159	$12,196	$10,347	$7,936	$8,792	$36,248	$79,482	$28,702	$125,806	$165,047
1994	$16,096	$16,382	$6,609	$7,936	$11,180	$32,726	$74,547	$30,137	$123,280	$176,484
1995	$16,575	$16,869	$7,421	$8,096	$9,129	$32,936	$74,157	$28,029	$123,472	$177,883
1996	$16,747	$17,352	$8,124	$8,274	$12,048	$34,727	$79,920	$28,029	$118,731	$160,395
1997	$17,403	$18,495	$8,258	$8,991	$23,583	$35,714	$93,949	$28,029	$119,401	$215,670
1998	$18,273	$19,299	$9,292	$9,124	$47,787	$38,823	$123,299	$24,242	$112,668	$269,216
1999	$12,637	$19,806	$3,591	$9,426	$34,170	$36,182	$96,006	$24,969	$104,724	$302,635
2000	$11,319	$21,720	$2,977	$9,693	$38,327	$33,370	$95,686	$26,566	$114,287	$305,755
2001	$10,049	$22,874	$8,414	$9,256	$49,125	$32,107	$108,951	$25,764	$114,968	$360,736
2002	$11,877	$30,289	$6,594	$10,520	$0	$21,412	$50,403	$27,082	$111,916	$338,439
2003	$11,504	$19,737	$22,660	$10,845	$0	$24,771	$69,780	$20,466	$104,375	$325,426
2004	$15,257	$11,256	$16,432	$10,968	$43,369	$45,534	$131,560	$29,807	$82,835	$352,225
2005	$17,183	$27,648	$24,191	$7,189	$35,061	$41,231	$124,855	$32,106	$91,738	$393,500
2006	$18,656	$29,123	$24,897	$11,989	$42,545	$50,150	$148,237	$32,899	$95,500	$453,436

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1967	$0	$349	$237	$0	$1,085	$1,227	$7,468
1967	$853	$0	$472	$1,943	$25	$1,277	$7,468
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$760	$57	$0	$756	$2,744	$8,432
1970	$1,443	$0	$419	$653	$25	$1,575	$8,432
1971	$0	$802	$70	$13	$568	$1,578	$11,825
1971	$2,105	$0	$497	$1,043	$25	$5,124	$11,825
1972	$0	$703	$78	$0	$512	$2,355	$11,607
1972	$2,936	$0	$575	$1,196	$45	$3,207	$11,607
1973	$0	$632	$107	$0	$903	$1,643	$10,494
1973	$2,955	$0	$691	$1,161	$45	$2,357	$10,494
1974	$0	$523	$88	$9	$925	$1,470	$10,986
1974	$2,917	$0	$846	$1,102	$45	$3,061	$10,986
1975	$0	$711	$119	$10	$917	$1,886	$12,816
1975	$3,856	$0	$816	$1,528	$45	$2,928	$12,816
1976	$0	$913	$464	$19	$1,774	$2,504	$17,006
1976	$4,788	$0	$758	$1,635	$45	$4,106	$17,006
1977	$0	$882	$374	$12	$1,565	$2,465	$19,768
1977	$5,570	$0	$756	$2,234	$398	$5,512	$19,768
1978	$0	$967	$182	$0	$879	$4,287	$22,704
1978	$6,596	$0	$717	$2,948	$492	$5,636	$22,704
1979	$0	$1,054	$465	$0	$1,150	$3,008	$24,159
1979	$7,080	$0	$771	$3,609	$603	$6,419	$24,159
1980	$0	$1,627	$0	$0	$473	$4,191	$24,610
1980	$7,460	$0	$701	$4,415	$687	$5,056	$24,610
1981	$0	$1,431	$0	$0	$2,200	$3,760	$32,146
1981	$8,299	$0	$662	$9,784	$786	$5,224	$32,146
1982	$0	$1,524	$0	$0	$1,574	$4,177	$35,779
1982	$8,842	$0	$617	$12,639	$970	$5,436	$35,779
1983	$0	$1,642	$0	$0	$2,370	$4,507	$42,786
1983	$9,966	$0	$522	$15,206	$1,075	$7,498	$42,786
1984	$0	$1,711	$0	$0	$2,750	$5,496	$37,325
1984	$11,182	$0	$1,203	$5,212	$1,082	$8,689	$37,325
1985	$0	$1,936	$0	$0	$2,387	$5,653	$45,691
1985	$12,035	$0	$2,372	$11,636	$1,291	$8,381	$45,691
1986	$0	$2,343	$0	$0	$3,087	$4,502	$50,248
1986	$12,554	$0	$2,061	$9,566	$1,436	$14,699	$50,248
1987	$0	$2,560	$0	$0	$3,943	$7,421	$52,021
1987	$13,942	$0	$337	$12,043	$1,740	$10,035	$52,021
1988	$0	$2,777	$0	$0	$5,001	$10,958	$56,680
1988	$13,730	$0	$878	$11,185	$2,314	$9,837	$56,680
1989	$0	$3,165	$0	$0	$9,996	$11,854	$74,194
1989	$15,136	$0	$1,170	$23,095	$2,314	$7,464	$74,194
1990	$0	$3,461	$0	$0	$6,525	$26,878	$91,733
1990	$16,630	$0	$1,432	$25,541	$2,923	$8,343	$91,733
1991	$0	$4,078	$0	$0	$13,318	$8,803	$97,336
1991	$19,457	$0	$7,820	$15,513	$3,124	$25,223	$97,336
1992	$0	$4,675	$0	$0	$8,740	$8,261	$88,110
1992	$21,938	$0	$10,527	$6,851	$3,266	$23,852	$88,110
1993	$0	$4,397	$0	$0	$8,460	$11,274	$93,617
1993	$24,211	$0	$3,579	$13,951	$3,383	$24,362	$93,617
1994	$0	$4,483	$0	$0	$6,360	$11,740	$85,476
1994	$24,388	$0	$3,576	$12,937	$3,832	$18,160	$85,476
1995	$0	$3,895	$0	$0	$6,852	$8,798	$87,788
1995	$23,976	$0	$3,526	$10,918	$4,219	$25,604	$87,788
1996	$0	$4,162	$0	$0	$8,197	$10,226	$95,470
1996	$25,608	$0	$3,912	$11,243	$4,664	$27,458	$95,470
1997	$0	$4,365	$0	$0	$5,528	$8,700	$84,114
1997	$25,587	$0	$3,542	$9,135	$5,193	$22,064	$84,114
1998	$0	$4,929	$54	$0	$5,813	$8,926	$84,017
1998	$21,050	$0	$3,459	$10,633	$6,000	$23,153	$84,017
1999	$0	$4,864	$701	$0	$6,184	$9,885	$82,366
1999	$19,680	$0	$2,711	$9,364	$6,167	$22,810	$82,366
2000	$0	$4,639	$112	$0	$2,802	$9,583	$78,382
2000	$18,963	$0	$1,596	$9,158	$7,183	$24,346	$78,382
2001	$0	$4,898	$585	$0	$4,884	$14,920	$94,325
2001	$18,960	$0	$3,129	$9,200	$9,269	$28,480	$94,325
2002	$0	$7,025	$777	$0	$3,841	$11,702	$91,405
2002	$18,673	$0	$2,006	$11,003	$11,379	$24,999	$91,405
2003	$0	$6,636	$2,604	$0	$7,806	$13,251	$113,268
2003	$19,681	$0	$1,968	$9,991	$11,977	$39,354	$113,268
2004	$0	$7,231	$1,110	$0	$3,869	$13,549	$110,392
2004	$20,008	$0	$1,513	$18,368	$13,079	$31,665	$110,392
2005	$0	$8,201	$2,741	$0	$7,225	$15,761	$130,493
2005	$24,157	$0	$2,871	$10,169	$14,059	$45,309	$130,493
2006	$0	$8,597	$3,817	$0	$15,405	$17,019	$134,356
2006	$25,928	$0	$1,254	$9,959	$16,381	$35,996	$134,356

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Sarasota Criminal Information Back to top
: 763
Sarasota Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	7.369	0.522	0.058	3.443	11.392	0.116	13.249	41.584	5.551	60.499
2000	6.873	0.820	0.093	3.520	11.306	0.037	15.255	47.738	5.383	68.413
2001	7.914	0.666	0.037	3.717	12.333	0.351	19.175	50.517	4.345	74.388
2002	6.748	0.726	0.018	3.973	11.465	0.236	17.324	51.138	5.315	74.014
2003	6.096	0.571	0.092	3.665	10.424	0.129	16.631	52.047	4.752	73.429
2004	6.025	0.478	0.073	2.755	9.331	0.110	15.962	50.163	4.886	71.011
2005	5.976	0.678	0.092	2.823	9.569	0.275	14.096	46.469	4.729	65.294
2006	6.262	0.421	0.073	3.589	10.345	0.165	15.508	45.480	4.614	65.602
2007	6.964	0.528	0.113	3.491	11.097	0.075	15.212	46.616	4.529	66.357

Sarasota Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	66	188
2005	66	187
2006	66	193
2007	55	192

Sarasota Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,717
2000	4,280
2001	4,690
2002	4,712

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Sarasota Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,299	10.06%
10-19 Years	9,754	10.55%
20-29 Years	9,725	10.52%
30-39 Years	12,042	13.03%
40-49 Years	13,240	14.32%
50-59 Years	11,286	12.21%
60-69 Years	9,850	10.66%
70-79 Years	10,521	11.38%
80-89 Years	5,536	5.99%
90+ Years	1,181	1.28%

Sarasota Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	44,693	48.35%
Female	47,741	51.65%

Sarasota Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	73,832	79.88%
African-American	8,760	9.48%
Hispanic/Latino	7,719	8.35%
Multiracial	911	0.99%
Asian	838	0.91%
Amerindian	205	0.22%
Other Race	141	0.15%
Pacific Islander	28	0.03%

Sarasota Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,757	20.22%
2.	Irish	11,371	14.59%
3.	English	10,976	14.08%
4.	United States Or American	6,336	8.13%
5.	Italian	6,269	8.04%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,461	4.44%
7.	Polish	3,060	3.93%
8.	Scottish	2,332	2.99%
9.	Dutch	1,926	2.47%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,801	2.31%

Sarasota Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	75,715	86.26%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,099	8.09%
3.	German	1,121	1.28%
4.	French	769	0.88%
5.	Italian	436	0.50%
6.	Other West Germanic	290	0.33%
7.	Vietnamese	279	0.32%
8.	Hungarian	243	0.28%
9.	Polish	233	0.27%
10.	Russian	184	0.21%

Sarasota Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	81,865	88.83%
Naturalized immigrant	3,845	4.17%
Not a citizen	6,451	7.00%

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34234	34240	34277
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