Sarasota metropolitan area
Rank CDP County 2010 Population 2017 Estimated ( 2010 to 2017 )
1 Port Charlotte Charlotte 54,392 59,654
2 South Bradenton Manatee 22,178 24,935
3 Bayshore Gardens Manatee 16,323 20,047
4 Sarasota Springs Sarasota 14,395 16,386
5 Englewood Sarasota Charlotte 14,863 15,159
6 South Venice Sarasota 13,949 14,535
7 Fruitville Sarasota 13,224 13,541
8 Gulf Gate Estates Sarasota 10,911 10,650
9 Bee Ridge Sarasota 9,598 9,772
10 Laurel Sarasota 8,171 9,283
11 Rotonda West Charlotte 8,759 8,981
12 Memphis Manatee 7,848 8,926
13 North Sarasota Sarasota 6,982 8,728
14 Venice Gardens Sarasota 7,104 7,904
15 Southeast Arcadia Desoto 6,554 7,653
16 Southgate Sarasota 7,173 7,539
17 Osprey Sarasota 6,100 6,734
18 Siesta Key Sarasota 6,565 5,850
19 Warm Mineral Springs Sarasota 5,061 5,305
20 South Sarasota Sarasota 4,950 5,265
Demographics -- Census Designated Places
The following is a list of census-designated places ( CDPs ) ranked by population . CDPs in the combined statistical area are included . [ 12 ]
The Sarasota metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Southwest Florida. The metropolitan area is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan statistical area as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of Manatee County and Sarasota County. The largest cities in the MSA are North Port and Sarasota (both in Sarasota County) and Bradenton (in Manatee County). At the 2010 Census, the MSA had a population of 702,281. The Census Bureau estimates that its population was 821,573 in 2018. Additionally, the federal government defines the North Port-Sarasota combined statistical area as a combined statistical area (CSA) consisting of the combination of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton MSA, the Punta Gorda, Florida MSA (Charlotte County), and the Arcadia, Florida, micropolitan statistical area (DeSoto County). At the 2010 Census, the CSA had a population of 897,121. The Census Bureau estimates that its population was 1,044,060 in 2018.