Editing South Sarasota, Florida

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'''South Sarasota''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 5,133 at the 2020 census, up from 4,950 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1267887| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183231/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1267887| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Sarasota CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[North Port, Florida|North Port]]&ndash;[[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]&ndash;[[Sarasota, Florida]] [[Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 17.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 3730
| 1980 = 4297
| 1990 = 5298
| 2000 = 5314
| 2010 = 4950
| 2020 = 5133
| footnote = source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-01.pdf|title=Characteristics of the Population|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2020-07-19}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,314 people, 2,509 households, and 1,487 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,724.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,393.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 2,509 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $74,907. Males had a median income of $48,409 versus $23,031 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $45,217.  About 3.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Sarasota County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:Sarasota metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]