Sarasota County vs. DeSoto County
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Sarasota County (FL) DeSoto County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 426,718 37,489
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12.5% 7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 379,435 34,862
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 379,448 34,862
Persons under 5 years, percent 3.5% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 14.2% 18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 36.7% 22.2%
Female persons, percent 52.3% 43.4%
White alone, percent 91.5% 84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.8% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 1.1%
Asian alone, percent 1.8% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.3% 31.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.0% 54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 42,744 2,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.3% 16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 243,994 15,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.8% 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, 2009-2013 25.0% 10.8%
Building permits, 2018 5,799 88
Households, 2014-2018 180,551 11,996
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.25 2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.6% 87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.7% 29.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.5% 62.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.6% 53.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.8% 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.7% 11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.3% 23.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 48.5% 46.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.6% 38.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 896,229 19,625
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,975,964 96,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,751,661 255,355
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,895 $7,356
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.1 24.7
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, percent 10.3% 26.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 13,957 482
Total employment, 2017 145,391 5,606
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 6,397,053 185,571
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.4% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 43,834 1,629
All firms, 2012 43,592 1,931
Men-owned firms, 2012 23,648 974
Women-owned firms, 2012 14,035 661
Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,731 613
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 36,185 1,215
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,487 165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 36,328 1,596
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 682.6 54.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 555.87 637.06
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sarasota county (FL) and DeSoto county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.