Lake Sarasota is a

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(CDP) in

Sarasota County Sarasota County is a county located in Southwest Florida. At the 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. Its county seat is Sarasota and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is part of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton, FL m ...

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, United States. The population was 3,979 at the 2020 census, down from 4,679 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–

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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.63%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 3,979 people and 1,467 households residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.85%

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, 2.94%

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, 0.43% Native American, 1.21%

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, 4.12% from

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, and 10.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 13.7% of the population. There were 1,467 households, of which 52.6% contained a married couple living together, 15.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present. 31.0% had children under the age of 18 and 33.1% had individuals over the age of 65. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18 and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. The population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The 2010 Decennial Census did not report income data. The 2020 American Community Survey: 5-Yr Estimates Tables show the median income for a household in the CDP was $84,112, and the median income for a family was $89,276. Males had a median income of $47,122 versus $26,233 for females. About 4.90% of families and 5.67% of the population were below the

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, including 2.77% of those under age 18 and 6.77% of those age 65 or over. 85.1% of individuals below the poverty line were female.

References

External links

Lake Sarasota Community Blog
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