| Official Name: | Lake Sarasota, Florida |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Total: | 3979 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2295.35 |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Coordinates: | 27.2958°N -82.4339°W[2] |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Elevation Ft: | 30 |
| Postal Code: | 34241[3] |
| Blank Info: | 12-38690[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867164[5] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5947.68 |
Lake Sarasota is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,979 at the 2020 census, down from 4,679 at the 2010 census.[6] It is part of the North Port - Bradenton - Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6km2, of which 3.5sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 2.63%, is water.[6]
As of the 2020 census,[7] there were 3,979 people and 1,467 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 2842.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of 1085/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.85% White, 2.94% African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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[8] 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 poverty line, 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.