Language Spoken At Home in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 365,710 | 100% |
English only | 319,802 | 87.4% |
Language other than English | 45,908 | 12.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 18,048 | 4.9% |
Spanish | 23,365 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,348 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 17,731 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,510 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,299 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,732 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,513 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 458 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 380,479 | 100% |
American | 31,066 | 8.2% |
Arab | 1,441 | 0.4% |
Czech | 2,120 | 0.6% |
Danish | 1,522 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 6,707 | 1.8% |
English | 47,976 | 12.6% |
French (except Basque) | 15,289 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 4,253 | 1.1% |
German | 70,992 | 18.7% |
Greek | 1,325 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 4,908 | 1.3% |
Irish | 56,206 | 14.8% |
Italian | 32,845 | 8.6% |
Lithuanian | 1,089 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 4,878 | 1.3% |
Polish | 17,130 | 4.5% |
Portuguese | 1,618 | 0.4% |
Russian | 6,339 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,716 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 10,166 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 1,034 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 738 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 7,157 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 2,434 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 3,035 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 3,480 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,130 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 169,520 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 102,829 | 60.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,354 | 17.3% |
Married-couple family | 82,935 | 48.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,055 | 11.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,406 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,570 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 14,488 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,729 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 66,691 | 39.3% |
Householder living alone | 56,010 | 33.0% |
65 years and over | 31,118 | 18.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,750 | 19.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 79,480 | 46.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 375,207 | 100% |
Householder | 169,520 | 45.2% |
Spouse | 82,975 | 22.1% |
Child | 79,880 | 21.3% |
Other relatives | 19,561 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 23,271 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 9,354 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 156,845 | 100% |
Never married | 39,222 | 25.0% |
Now married, except separated | 88,289 | 56.3% |
Separated | 2,972 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 7,110 | 4.5% |
Divorced | 19,252 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 175,266 | 100% |
Never married | 31,500 | 18.0% |
Now married, except separated | 87,885 | 50.1% |
Separated | 3,410 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 26,209 | 15.0% |
Divorced | 26,262 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,858 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 970 | 33.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,519 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,098 | 38.0% |
Less than 1 year | 524 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 496 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 479 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 599 | 10.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,098 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,453 | 69.3% |
Who are married | 1,338 | 63.8% |
School Enrollment in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 66,934 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,662 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 2,955 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,774 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,939 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 16,604 | 24.8% |
Educational Attainment in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 298,279 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,735 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,259 | 6.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 92,615 | 31.0% |
Some college, no degree | 66,302 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 25,155 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 53,078 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 36,135 | 12.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.9% |
Veteran Status in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 320,535 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 48,682 | 15.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 376,522 | 100% |
With a disability | 55,668 | 14.8% |
Under 18 years | 59,723 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,383 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 200,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,294 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 116,565 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,991 | 29.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 377,678 | 100% |
Same house | 320,235 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 55,078 | 14.6% |
Same county | 31,054 | 8.2% |
Different county | 24,024 | 6.4% |
Same state | 10,929 | 2.9% |
Different state | 13,095 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 2,365 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 380,479 | 100% |
Native | 336,101 | 88.3% |
Born in United States | 331,433 | 87.1% |
State of residence | 82,382 | 21.7% |
Different state | 249,051 | 65.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,668 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 44,378 | 11.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 44,378 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 23,017 | 51.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 21,361 | 48.1% |
Year of Entry in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 49,046 | 100% |
Native | 4,668 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 64 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,604 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 44,378 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,305 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 43,073 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sarasota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 44,378 | 100% |
Europe | 16,187 | 36.5% |
Asia | 4,746 | 10.7% |
Africa | 769 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 236 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 18,360 | 41.4% |
Northern America | 4,080 | 9.2% |