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34232 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34232 covers Sarasota, Florida, with a population of about 34,779 and a median household income of $81,041.

Population
34,7793,152 per square mile
Median age
489.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,0411.1× the Florida median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$359,812up 18.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,8361.2× the Florida median
Degree or higher
34.3%0.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.7%3.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,261

Where 34232 is

Sarasota, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population34,779
Median age48
Family households59.6%
Born outside the US12.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.3%
White (non-Hispanic)79%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$81,041
Income per person$46,006
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed18,710
Mean adjusted gross income$76,496
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k26.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$332,600
Median gross rent$1,836
Rent as a share of household income33.7%
Owner-occupied68.7%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house63.2%
Attached house10.2%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units9.6%
20 or more units11.8%
Mobile home1.9%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$359,812as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.4%
Typical asking rent$2,118as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 72.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$404,506$104,244

$104,244 in 2000 to $359,812 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,211$1,230

$1,230 in 2016 to $2,118 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone76.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31% 2.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.1% 2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,261
People employed11,812
Annual payroll$713,600,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.5 out of 100
Community resilience6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$81,041$71,711$78,538
Income per person$46,006$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$332,600$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,836$1,564$1,348
Homeownership68.7%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.1%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US12.7%21.4%13.9%
Median age4842.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSARASOTA BRADENTON AP, FL US11.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January72.5°F / 52.3°F2.79 in rain
February74.9°F / 54.6°F1.92 in rain
March78.2°F / 58.1°F2.85 in rain
April82.5°F / 62.7°F2.46 in rain
May87.5°F / 68.2°F2.58 in rain
June90°F / 73.6°F7.05 in rain
July91.1°F / 75.2°F7.39 in rain
August91.5°F / 75.3°F9.11 in rain
September90.2°F / 74.1°F6 in rain
October86.3°F / 68.3°F2.76 in rain
November80°F / 60.1°F1.81 in rain
December75.2°F / 55.2°F2.33 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Sarasota County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability12.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

34237 Sarasota, FL4.2 km away
34233 Sarasota, FL4.4 km away
34235 Sarasota, FL4.7 km away
34239 Sarasota, FL4.9 km away
34278 Sarasota, FL5.6 km away
34276 Sarasota, FL5.9 km away
34277 Sarasota, FL5.9 km away
34230 Sarasota, FL6.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Sarasota County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.03 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density3,152 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.3262, -82.4724

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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