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People Statistics · City estimate

Children under 18 in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 251 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026
People · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 15.6% +1.3 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 251 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −1.1 pp
vs Sarasota County +1.6 pp Sarasota County: 14.0% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
−1.1 pp since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Sarasota
15.6%
Sarasota County
14.0%
Florida
19.5%
United States
22.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 15.6% · 2024
First value 16.0% · 2013
Highest 16.7% · 2014
Lowest 14.1% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 15.6% +1.3 pp 14.0% 19.5% 22.0%
2023estimate 14.3% −0.1 pp 14.0% 19.6% 22.2%
2022estimate 14.4% −0.6 pp 14.0% 19.6% 22.1%
2021estimate 15.0% +0.4 pp 14.3% 20.0% 22.5%
2020estimate 14.6% +0.5 pp 14.2% 19.9% —
2019estimate 14.1% −0.5 pp 14.4% 20.0% —
2018estimate 14.5% −0.6 pp 14.6% 20.1% —
2017estimate 15.1% −0.4 pp 14.8% 20.3% —
2016estimate 15.6% +0.0 pp 14.9% 20.4% —
2015estimate 15.5% −1.1 pp 15.2% 20.6% —
2014estimate 16.7% +0.7 pp 15.4% 20.8% —
2013estimate 16.0% 15.6% 21.0% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryChildren under 18
100 Alva 22.3%
361 Anna Maria 4.8%
218 Apalachicola 17.2%
56 Apollo Beach 24.9%
194 Atlantic Beach 17.9%
323 Atlantis 9.8%
165 Ave Maria 19.4%
135 Aventura 20.7%
156 Bagdad 19.8%
185 Bal Harbour 18.5%
183 Baldwin 18.6%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 31.1%
352 Bay Pines 6.1%
208 Bayonet Point 17.5%
154 Bayshore Gardens 19.9%
29 Bell 28.1%
40 Belle Glade 26.2%
284 Belleair 13.5%
298 Belleair Beach 12.6%
326 Belleair Bluffs 9.7%
105 Bellview 22.0%
270 Beverly Hills 14.7%
274 Big Pine Key 14.3%
1 Biscayne Park 41.4%
96 Bloomingdale 22.4%
…
174 Safety Harbor 18.9%
134 San Antonio 20.8%
358 Sanibel 5.3%
251 Sarasota 15.6%
88 Satellite Beach 22.7%
292 Sawgrass 13.2%
115 Sea Ranch Lakes 21.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.