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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak another language at home in Sarasota

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 175 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026
People · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 18.7% +1.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 175 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Sarasota County +3.9 pp Sarasota County: 14.8% · 2024
Speak another language at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak another language at home · percent
Sarasota
18.7%
Sarasota County
14.8%
Florida
30.6%
United States
22.3%

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

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 18.7% · 2024
First value 21.3% · 2016
Highest 22.0% · 2017
Lowest 16.8% · 2022
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.7% +1.0 pp 14.8% 30.6% 22.3%
2023estimate 17.7% +0.9 pp 14.2% 30.1% 22.0%
2022estimate 16.8% −0.6 pp 13.2% 29.9% 21.7%
2021estimate 17.5% −2.5 pp 13.1% 29.8% 21.7%
2020estimate 19.9% +0.1 pp 13.0% 29.4% —
2019estimate 19.9% −0.2 pp 12.9% 29.4% —
2018estimate 20.1% −1.9 pp 12.7% 29.1% —
2017estimate 22.0% +0.7 pp 12.9% 28.7% —
2016estimate 21.3% 12.8% 28.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak another language at home
1 Sweetwater 96.4%
2 Medley 94.7%
3 Hialeah 94.4%
4 Hialeah Gardens 93.9%
5 Doral 92.4%
6 Kendale Lakes 89.8%
7 Westchester 87.9%
8 Virginia Gardens 87.6%
9 West Miami 87.4%
10 Olympia Heights 87.0%
11 Miami Lakes 83.9%
12 The Hammocks 83.6%
13 Sunset 83.3%
14 Immokalee 81.6%
15 Fellsmere 81.2%
16 Miami Springs 78.5%
17 Miami 77.0%
18 Key Biscayne 75.8%
19 North Miami 74.4%
20 Sunny Isles Beach 74.4%
21 Glenvar Heights 73.0%
22 Wimauma 71.9%
23 Three Lakes 71.7%
24 South Miami Heights 71.4%
25 North Miami Beach 69.7%
…
131 Eglin AFB 23.1%
132 Seffner 23.1%
133 Key Largo 22.1%
134 Sarasota 22.0%
135 Wesley Chapel 21.8%
136 Fort Denaud 21.5%
137 Westchase 21.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

What it means

The share of residents who speak a language other than English at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, from the survey.