South Sarasota is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,133 at the 2020 census, up from 4,950 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 17.41%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, South Sarasota had a population of 5,133. The median age was 55.2 years. 16.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 34.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,365 households in South Sarasota, of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.2% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.