2025 Compare Cities People:
Sarasota, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Punta Gorda is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 56.5% more likely to be married in Punta Gorda.
- The Median Age is 16.2 years older in Punta Gorda.
 Sarasota, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,230329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock65.238.4
 space3
 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,344285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock1,239.193.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock24.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Sarasota, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,33880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock77.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

   |    Reply

Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

   |    Reply

As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sarasota

Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

   |    Reply

I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Punta Gorda


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.