Sarasota County vs. DeSoto County

Sarasota County (FL)DeSoto County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)426,71837,489
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.5%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)379,43534,862
Population, Census, April 1, 2010379,44834,862
Persons under 5 years, percent3.5%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent14.2%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent36.7%22.2%
Female persons, percent52.3%43.4%
White alone, percent91.5%84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent4.8%12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%31.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.0%54.5%
Veterans, 2014-201842,7442,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.3%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)243,99415,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$234,800$84,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,450$1,079
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$558$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,201$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.0%10.8%
Building permits, 20185,79988
Households, 2014-2018180,55111,996
Persons per household, 2014-20182.252.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%29.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.5%62.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%53.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.7%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.3%23.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.5%46.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.6%38.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)896,22919,625
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,975,96496,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,751,661255,355
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,895$7,356
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.124.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,644$35,057
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,364$18,311
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%26.1%
Total employer establishments, 201713,957482
Total employment, 2017145,3915,606
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,397,053185,571
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,8341,629
All firms, 201243,5921,931
Men-owned firms, 201223,648974
Women-owned firms, 201214,035661
Minority-owned firms, 20125,731613
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,1851,215
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,487165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201236,3281,596
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010682.654.7
Land area in square miles, 2010555.87637.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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