City safety & data profile

Sarasota SpringsFL

Sarasota Springs, FL is a 14K-resident city in Sarasota County with a median household income of $95,688.

Sarasota County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sarasota Springs, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sarasota Springs has a population larger than 25% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $349,100.

Data updated 2026-09-05

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 26%
By size
$95,688
Median income (place)
$349,100
Median home (place)
12.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Sarasota Springs

Sarasota Springs posts a median household income higher than 66% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 34%
by median income, US cities

Where Sarasota Springs income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$95,688 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Sarasota Springs $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Sarasota Springs, FL beyond the headline numbers

Sarasota Springs sits inside Sarasota County, Florida, at roughly 27.31°N, -82.48°W. Population 14,395, $95,688 median household income. Median home value $349,100, median rent $2,137. Poverty rate 12.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Sarasota Springs, FL stands at 12.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Sarasota Springs costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.6% of Sarasota Springs workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 14.4% in Sarasota Springs, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Sarasota Springs workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Sarasota Springs from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,395
Sarasota Springs · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$95,688
+7% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$349,100
-16% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Sarasota County): Sarasota Springs's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
460K+20%
Median Income
$83,416+70%
Median Home Value
$411,800+135%
Poverty Rate
8.6%-30%
Unemployment
3.7%-68%

Economics

Economics indicators for Sarasota Springs, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,137/mo
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Unemployment 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.4%
Work From Home 13.6%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 77%
African American 5.1%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.5%
High Blood Pressure
35.5%
Obesity
33.2%
Physical Inactivity
25.5%
Binge Drinking
17.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.2%
Current Smoking
14.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
14.4%
Diabetes
11.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.7%
Annual Checkup 77.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Stroke
3.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect Sarasota Springs?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Sarasota Springs right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-SARASOTA-SPRINGS · Sarasota Springs

Sarasota Springs: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Sarasota Springs; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Sarasota Springs, FL?
Sarasota Springs, FL has a population of 14,395 people, located in Sarasota County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Sarasota Springs?
The median household income in Sarasota Springs, FL is $95,688 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.7%.
What is the median home value in Sarasota Springs?
The median home value in Sarasota Springs, FL is $349,100. Median rent is $2,137/month.
What are the top health concerns in Sarasota Springs?
The top health indicators in Sarasota Springs include Short Sleep Duration (35.5%), High Blood Pressure (35.5%), Obesity (33.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Sarasota Springs?
The median age in Sarasota Springs, FL is 40.5 years. 29.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Sarasota Springs, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (12.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($95,688 here).

Compare Sarasota Springs with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Sarasota Springs's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Sarasota Springs area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Sarasota Springs against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Sarasota County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.