Sarasota Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,521 at the 2020 census, down from 14,395 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.33%, is water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Sarasota Springs had a population of 12,521. The median age was 43.1 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over.

There were 4,894 households in Sarasota Springs, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.3% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 9,672 || 77.2%

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| Black or African American || 195 || 1.6%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 68 || 0.5%

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| Asian || 182 || 1.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 687 || 5.5%

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| Two or more races || 1,710 || 13.7%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2,358 || 18.8%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census