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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in The Meadows

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 158 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026
Economy & jobs · The Meadows Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 11.9% +1.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 158 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.7 pp
vs Sarasota County +3.3 pp Sarasota County: 8.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · The Meadows · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+8.7 pp since 2014
The Meadows Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
The Meadows
11.9%
Sarasota County
8.6%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance The Meadows · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.9% · 2024
First value 3.7% · 2013
Highest 11.9% · 2024
Lowest 1.5% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearThe MeadowsChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.9% +1.2 pp 8.6% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.7% +1.3 pp 8.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 9.4% +1.6 pp 8.1% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 7.8% +2.9 pp 8.1% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 4.9% +1.0 pp 8.7% 13.3% —
2019estimate 3.8% +2.1 pp 9.0% 14.0% —
2018estimate 1.7% +0.3 pp 9.7% 14.8% —
2017estimate 1.5% −0.2 pp 10.5% 15.5% —
2016estimate 1.7% −1.0 pp 11.0% 16.1% —
2015estimate 2.7% −0.5 pp 11.0% 16.5% —
2014estimate 3.2% −0.6 pp 11.8% 16.7% —
2013estimate 3.7% 12.2% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2022 · 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
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
390 Chokoloskee 0.0%
389 Navarre Beach 1.1%
388 Sewall's Point 1.1%
387 Sea Ranch Lakes 1.1%
386 Pineland 1.3%
385 Tierra Verde 1.6%
384 Crawfordville 1.9%
383 Neptune Beach 2.2%
382 Fruit Cove 2.3%
381 Anna Maria 2.4%
380 Jupiter Farms 2.5%
379 Mexico Beach 2.8%
378 Lake Clarke Shores 2.8%
377 Bagdad 3.0%
376 Indian River Shores 3.1%
375 Hurlburt Field 3.3%
374 El Portal 3.3%
373 Seville 3.3%
372 Nocatee 3.5%
371 Malabar 3.6%
370 Longboat Key 3.6%
369 Miramar Beach 3.7%
368 Redington Shores 3.8%
367 Apollo Beach 3.9%
366 Parkland 3.9%
…
235 Princeton 9.3%
234 Cocoa 9.3%
233 Boca Raton 9.4%
232 The Meadows 9.4%
231 North Bay Village 9.5%
230 Sanibel 9.5%
229 Coral Gables 9.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.