Ringling College's Living Circumstances

Sarasota County School District Overview

Ringling College of Art and Design located in Sarasota County School District area. A total of 182,842 households are located in Sarasota County School District area. Among them, 30,617 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.82 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 86,400 and 65,198 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.31% (21,976) of residents are non-citizens and 12.65% (52,344) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sarasota County School District, Florida
Household	182,842
Population	413,743
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	30,617 (16.75%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	86,400
Total Students	65,198
Pre-Kindergarten	3,614
Kindergarten	3,527
Grade 1-8	27,184
Grade 9-12	15,649
College/Graduate School	15,224
Veterans	359,075
Non-citizen	21,976
Non-English Home Language	52,344
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

366,643 residents are over the age of 16 and 177,908 people are in labor force. Among them, 177,869 people are in civilian labor force and 39 are in armed labor force. 170,059 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sarasota County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	167,112	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	136,134	81.46%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	12,011	7.19%
Public transportation	1,337	0.80%
Walked	1,464	0.88%
Other method	2,809	1.68%
Worked from home	13,357	7.99%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,059	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	59,806	35.17%
Service	35,772	21.04%
Sales and office	43,410	25.53%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	15,634	9.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,437	9.08%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,059	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,115	0.66%
Construction	13,441	7.90%
Manufacturing	8,896	5.23%
Wholesale trade	3,270	1.92%
Retail trade	23,258	13.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,209	3.65%
Information	2,900	1.71%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	12,932	7.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	23,253	13.67%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	37,562	22.09%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	21,875	12.86%
Other services, except public administration	10,061	5.92%
Public administration	5,287	3.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,059	-
Private wage and salary workers	140,170	82.42%
Government workers	15,516	9.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	14,042	8.26%
Unpaid family workers	331	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $90,170 for the 182,842 households in Sarasota County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $31,764. 369,938 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.00%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	182,842	-
Less than $10,000	7,921	4.33%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,466	3.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	15,781	8.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	17,635	9.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	24,665	13.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	35,373	19.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	23,777	13.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	26,301	14.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,714	5.86%
More than $200,000	14,209	7.77%
Median Household Income	$62,236	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$90,170	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	111,945	-
Less than $10,000	2,417	2.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,503	1.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,298	4.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,004	7.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	14,081	12.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,528	20.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	17,046	15.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	20,080	17.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,060	8.09%
More than $200,000	11,928	10.66%

Median Family Income	$77,940	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$109,272	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,764	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,335	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,335	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	415,664	-
With health insurance coverage	369,938	89.00%
Public coverage	192,883	46.40%
Private health insurance	278,286	66.95%
Without health insurance coverage	45,726	11.00%

Housing

There are 240,766 housing units in Sarasota County School District area, Florida with 182,842 units (75.94%) occupied. 137,028 houses (74.94%) are occupied by owner and 45,814 houses (25.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $251,600 and the average rental cost is $1,277. 9,020 houses (3.75%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,032 houses (2.51%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	240,766	-
Occupied	182,842	75.94%
Owner Occupied	137,028	74.94%
Renter Occupied	45,814	25.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	137,716	57.20%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	21,478	8.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	59,540	24.73%
Mobile Homes	21,753	9.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	279	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	240,766	-
Built 2014 or later	9,020	3.75%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,080	1.69%
Built 2000 - 2009	46,534	19.33%
Built 1990 - 1999	34,384	14.28%
Built 1980 - 1989	48,175	20.01%
Built 1970 - 1979	53,184	22.09%
Built 1960 - 1969	24,170	10.04%
Built 1950 - 1959	15,187	6.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,032	2.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	240,766	-
1 room	3,117	1.29%
2 rooms	4,104	1.70%
3 rooms	15,585	6.47%
4 rooms	65,158	27.06%
5 rooms	64,782	26.91%
6 rooms	40,895	16.99%
7 rooms	22,815	9.48%
8 rooms	12,931	5.37%
9 rooms or more	11,379	4.73%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	240,766	-
no bedroom	3,357	1.39%
1 bedroom	17,646	7.33%
2 bedrooms	107,361	44.59%
3 bedrooms	89,998	37.38%
4 bedrooms	19,387	8.05%
5 bedrooms or more	3,017	1.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	137,028	-
Less than $50,000	6,572	4.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,481	6.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,892	10.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	20,472	14.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	33,528	24.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	32,544	23.75%
$500,000 - $999,999	15,972	11.66%
$1,000,000 or more	5,567	4.06%
Median House Value	$251,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	43,141	-
Less than $500	1,428	3.31%
$500 - $999	9,942	23.05%
$1,000 - $1,499	17,620	40.84%
$1,500 - $1,999	8,329	19.31%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,895	6.71%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,219	2.83%
$3,000 or more	1,708	3.96%
Median Rental Costs	$1,277	-

Demographic

A total of 419,496 people lives in Sarasota County School District area, Florida with 200,053 male and 219,443 female. The males to female ratio is 47.69 to 52.31. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	419,496	-
Male	200,053	47.69%
Female	219,443	52.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	419,496	-
Under 5 years	14,937	3.56%
5 - 9 years	16,417	3.91%
10 - 14 years	17,656	4.21%
15 - 19 years	18,142	4.32%
20 - 24 years	17,314	4.13%
25 - 34 years	35,233	8.40%
35 - 44 years	35,624	8.49%
45 - 54 years	48,054	11.46%
55 - 59 years	30,049	7.16%
60 - 64 years	34,861	8.31%
65 - 74 years	76,768	18.30%
75 - 84 years	51,413	12.26%
85 years and older	23,028	5.49%
Median Age	56.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	419,496	-
One Race	411,960	98.20%
White	381,414	90.92%
Black or African American	19,002	4.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native	667	0.16%
Asian	7,129	1.70%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	79	0.02%
Other	3,669	0.87%

Two or more races	7,536	1.80%
White and Black or African American	2,989	0.71%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,571	0.37%
White and Asian	1,582	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.01%