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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 130 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 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 29.2% −0.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 130 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +6.3 pp
vs Sarasota County −8.4 pp Sarasota County: 37.5% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States · World
+6.3 pp since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Sarasota
29.2%
Sarasota County
37.5%
Florida
21.3%
United States
17.2%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 29.2% · 2024
First value 23.3% · 2013
Highest 29.6% · 2022
Lowest 22.8% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 29.2% −0.1 pp 37.5% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 29.3% −0.3 pp 37.3% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 29.6% +1.8 pp 37.3% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 27.7% −0.3 pp 36.5% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 28.0% +0.7 pp 36.7% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 27.3% −0.1 pp 36.0% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 27.4% +0.9 pp 35.4% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 26.4% +1.3 pp 34.8% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 25.2% +0.7 pp 34.0% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 24.4% +1.6 pp 33.2% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 22.8% −0.4 pp 32.5% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 23.3% 31.9% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · 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
#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
60 Alva 35.7%
38 Anna Maria 44.6%
146 Apalachicola 23.7%
268 Apollo Beach 15.5%
224 Atlantic Beach 17.8%
42 Atlantis 43.3%
98 Aventura 28.7%
256 Bagdad 16.0%
54 Bal Harbour 37.0%
330 Baldwin 11.7%
254 Bay Harbor Islands 16.0%
122 Bay Pines 25.9%
83 Bayonet Point 30.4%
125 Bayshore Gardens 25.6%
314 Bell 12.7%
329 Belle Glade 11.7%
106 Belleair 27.6%
61 Belleair Beach 35.0%
68 Belleair Bluffs 33.4%
263 Bellview 15.7%
92 Beverly Hills 29.2%
151 Big Pine Key 23.2%
249 Biscayne Park 16.3%
325 Bloomingdale 12.0%
156 Boca Raton 22.6%
…
167 Safety Harbor 21.9%
295 San Antonio 14.0%
19 Sanibel 53.1%
136 Sarasota 24.4%
183 Satellite Beach 21.1%
86 Sawgrass 30.1%
196 Sea Ranch Lakes 20.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.