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Average household size in Sarasota
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
311 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.05per household
+0.02
since 2023 ± 0.05 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
311 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.14
vs Sarasota County
−0.08
Sarasota County: 2.13 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
−0.14 since 2014
1.80
2
2.20
2.40
2.60
2.80
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average household size · people per household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
2.05 · 2024
First value
2.19 · 2013
Highest
2.19 · 2013
Lowest
2.03 · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sarasota | ± | Change | Sarasota County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 2.05 | 0.05 | +0.02 | 2.13 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| 2023estimate | 2.03 | 0.06 | −0.03 | 2.15 | 2.51 | 2.54 |
| 2022estimate | 2.06 | 0.06 | −0.04 | 2.17 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 2021estimate | 2.10 | 0.06 | −0.05 | 2.19 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| 2020estimate | 2.15 | 0.07 | −0.04 | 2.23 | 2.62 | — |
| 2019estimate | 2.19 | 0.06 | +0.03 | 2.26 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018estimate | 2.16 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 2.25 | 2.65 | — |
| 2017estimate | 2.18 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 2.24 | 2.64 | — |
| 2016estimate | 2.17 | 0.06 | +0.03 | 2.23 | 2.64 | — |
| 2015estimate | 2.14 | 0.06 | −0.05 | 2.21 | 2.63 | — |
| 2014estimate | 2.19 | 0.06 | ±0.00 | 2.21 | 2.62 | — |
| 2013estimate | 2.19 | 0.06 | 2.21 | 2.61 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | Alva | 2.64 | |
| 319 | Anna Maria | 2.09 | |
| 264 | Apalachicola | 2.28 | |
| 181 | Apollo Beach | 2.53 | |
| 284 | Atlantic Beach | 2.20 | |
| 275 | Atlantis | 2.24 | |
| 334 | Aventura | 2.01 | |
| 149 | Bagdad | 2.62 | |
| 333 | Bal Harbour | 2.02 | |
| 90 | Baldwin | 2.93 | |
| 208 | Bay Harbor Islands | 2.44 | |
| 304 | Bay Pines | 2.13 | |
| 235 | Bayonet Point | 2.38 | |
| 172 | Bayshore Gardens | 2.55 | |
| 34 | Bell | 3.34 | |
| 79 | Belle Glade | 2.98 | |
| 245 | Belleair | 2.35 | |
| 321 | Belleair Beach | 2.07 | |
| 346 | Belleair Bluffs | 1.95 | |
| 242 | Bellview | 2.36 | |
| 274 | Beverly Hills | 2.24 | |
| 227 | Big Pine Key | 2.39 | |
| 56 | Biscayne Park | 3.13 | |
| 85 | Bloomingdale | 2.95 | |
| 262 | Boca Raton | 2.28 | |
| … | |||
| 193 | Safety Harbor | 2.48 | |
| 99 | San Antonio | 2.85 | |
| 345 | Sanibel | 1.96 | |
| 291 | Sarasota | 2.16 | |
| 178 | Satellite Beach | 2.54 | |
| 316 | Sawgrass | 2.10 | |
| 105 | Sea Ranch Lakes | 2.83 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018
What it means
How many people share an average home.
How it is calculated
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
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
Children under 18
15.6%
2024
Residents 65 and over
29.2%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States