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Children under 18 in Sarasota
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
section.rank · Towns of Florida
section.updated Nov 2, 2026
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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4 figures
people
24 figures
economy
20 figures
housing
8 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
15.6%
+1.3 pp
section.change_since
Towns of Florida · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−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 section.change_since
0%
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30%
2013
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2018
2020
2024
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Florida
United States
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
section.compare Children under 18 · percent
section.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
section.all_years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sarasota | Change | Sarasota County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024section.estimate | 15.6% | +1.3 pp | 14.0% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023section.estimate | 14.3% | −0.1 pp | 14.0% | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022section.estimate | 14.4% | −0.6 pp | 14.0% | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021section.estimate | 15.0% | +0.4 pp | 14.3% | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020section.estimate | 14.6% | +0.5 pp | 14.2% | 19.9% | — |
| 2019section.estimate | 14.1% | −0.5 pp | 14.4% | 20.0% | — |
| 2018section.estimate | 14.5% | −0.6 pp | 14.6% | 20.1% | — |
| 2017section.estimate | 15.1% | −0.4 pp | 14.8% | 20.3% | — |
| 2016section.estimate | 15.6% | +0.0 pp | 14.9% | 20.4% | — |
| 2015section.estimate | 15.5% | −1.1 pp | 15.2% | 20.6% | — |
| 2014section.estimate | 16.7% | +0.7 pp | 15.4% | 20.8% | — |
| 2013section.estimate | 16.0% | 15.6% | 21.0% | — |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Horseshoe Beach | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Layton | 0.0% | |
| 384 | Matlacha | 0.0% | |
| 383 | Goodland | 0.0% | |
| 382 | Hutchinson Island South | 1.5% | |
| 381 | Indian River Shores | 2.3% | |
| 380 | Sun City Center | 3.0% | |
| 379 | Longboat Key | 3.3% | |
| 378 | South Palm Beach | 3.8% | |
| 377 | Manasota Key | 3.9% | |
| 376 | Fort Myers Beach | 4.0% | |
| 375 | Daytona Beach Shores | 4.1% | |
| 374 | Highland Beach | 4.5% | |
| 373 | Indian Shores | 4.6% | |
| 372 | Jupiter Island | 4.6% | |
| 371 | St Leo | 4.6% | |
| 370 | Wabasso Beach | 4.7% | |
| 369 | Juno Beach | 4.7% | |
| 368 | Hillsboro Beach | 5.1% | |
| 367 | Anna Maria | 5.4% | |
| 366 | Palm Beach Shores | 5.8% | |
| 365 | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea | 5.9% | |
| 364 | Micco | 6.0% | |
| 363 | Punta Gorda | 6.3% | |
| 362 | Bokeelia | 6.4% | |
| … | |||
| 247 | Hernando | 16.6% | |
| 246 | Fernandina Beach | 16.6% | |
| 245 | Ormond Beach | 16.6% | |
| 244 | Sarasota | 16.7% | |
| 243 | Century | 16.7% | |
| 242 | Port St Joe | 16.7% | |
| 241 | Destin | 16.8% | |
| … |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014
section.what
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
section.how
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
people
Statistics: Sarasota
Population
58,458
2025
Population of the urban area
171K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,535
2025
Size of the urban area
145
2025
Density of the urban area
1,179
2025
Median age
48.2
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
29.2%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States