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Average household size in Sarasota
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
311 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 22, 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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fellsmere | 4.44 | |
| 2 | Immokalee | 4.32 | |
| 3 | St Leo | 4.25 | |
| 4 | Wimauma | 4.23 | |
| 5 | Florida City | 4.16 | |
| 6 | Princeton | 3.86 | |
| 7 | Indiantown | 3.83 | |
| 8 | Naranja | 3.76 | |
| 9 | Tice | 3.67 | |
| 10 | Lehigh Acres | 3.62 | |
| 11 | Miami Gardens | 3.61 | |
| 12 | Homestead | 3.58 | |
| 13 | Hialeah Gardens | 3.56 | |
| 14 | Goulds | 3.56 | |
| 15 | Haverhill | 3.55 | |
| 16 | Southwest Ranches | 3.53 | |
| 17 | The Hammocks | 3.53 | |
| 18 | South Miami Heights | 3.48 | |
| 19 | South Bay | 3.47 | |
| 20 | Golden Beach | 3.47 | |
| 21 | West Park | 3.46 | |
| 22 | Seville | 3.46 | |
| 23 | Goodland | 3.44 | |
| 24 | The Acreage | 3.42 | |
| 25 | Sweetwater | 3.42 | |
| … | |||
| 282 | Daytona Beach | 2.20 | |
| 283 | Miramar Beach | 2.20 | |
| 284 | Estero | 2.19 | |
| 285 | Sarasota | 2.19 | |
| 286 | Cortez | 2.19 | |
| 287 | Chokoloskee | 2.19 | |
| 288 | South Beach | 2.19 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019
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