Sarasota By The Numbers

Posted on by Noah Goldberg

27°18’45.9″N 82°32’18.5″W

Name of Community: Sarasota, Florida
Established date: 1921
Land area:  725 mi²
Population: 433,742
Population over 65: 36.7%
Population per sq. mile: 682.6
Racial Makeup: 
White 91.5%
Black or African American 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3%
Persons per household: 2.25
Per Capita Income: $39,364
Bachelor Degree or above: 34.7%
Life expectancy: 81.5
Hospital Beds: 3.6 per 1,000 people
Number of Coronavirus cases: 321 (4/26/2020)
Number of COVID-19 deaths: 32 (4/26/2020)
Recommended local newspaper: Sarasota Herald-Tribune