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Speak Spanish at home in Sarasota County
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
34 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
7.6%
+0.4 pp
since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024
34 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida
−15.0 pp
Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Sarasota County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value
7.6% · 2024
First value
6.7% · 2016
Highest
7.6% · 2024
Lowest
6.7% · 2016
Data points
9
By year
All years · 2016 – 2024
| Year | Sarasota County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 7.6% | +0.4 pp | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| 2023estimate | 7.2% | +0.3 pp | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| 2022estimate | 6.9% | −0.1 pp | 22.2% | 13.3% |
| 2021estimate | 7.0% | +0.1 pp | 22.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020estimate | 6.9% | −0.1 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2019estimate | 7.0% | +0.1 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2018estimate | 6.9% | +0.1 pp | 21.6% | — |
| 2017estimate | 6.8% | +0.1 pp | 21.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 6.7% | 20.9% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Alachua County | 6.5% | |
| 66 | Baker County | 2.4% | |
| 56 | Bay County | 3.6% | |
| 67 | Bradford County | 2.1% | |
| 39 | Brevard County | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Broward County | 26.6% | |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 5.2% | |
| 45 | Charlotte County | 5.0% | |
| 57 | Citrus County | 3.5% | |
| 36 | Clay County | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Collier County | 24.8% | |
| 50 | Columbia County | 4.5% | |
| 5 | DeSoto County | 27.5% | |
| 61 | Dixie County | 3.1% | |
| 33 | Duval County | 6.9% | |
| 65 | Escambia County | 2.9% | |
| 34 | Flagler County | 6.7% | |
| 48 | Franklin County | 4.6% | |
| 27 | Gadsden County | 9.1% | |
| 52 | Gilchrist County | 4.3% | |
| 12 | Glades County | 18.9% | |
| 53 | Gulf County | 4.1% | |
| 35 | Hamilton County | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hardee County | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Hendry County | 46.4% | |
| … | |||
| 14 | Polk County | 18.2% | |
| 29 | Putnam County | 7.9% | |
| 62 | Santa Rosa County | 3.1% | |
| 31 | Sarasota County | 7.0% | |
| 18 | Seminole County | 15.9% | |
| 55 | St. Johns County | 3.9% | |
| 19 | St. Lucie County | 15.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019
What it means
The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.
People
Sarasota County in numbers
Population
480K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
333
2025
Median age
57.4
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
14.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
37.5%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States