Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida

This article is about the census-designated place on the Gulf Coast of Florida. For the city on the Atlantic Coast, see Plantation, Florida.

Plantation is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,034 at the 2020 census, up from 4,919 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Plantation, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°03′49″N 82°22′13″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Sarasota
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Land	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  12%
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,919
• Density	2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
Time zone	UTC-05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	34293
Area code	941

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 12.31%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	1,885		—
2000	4,168		121.1%
2010	4,919		18.0%
2020	5,034		2.3%
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According to the 2020 U.S. census, there was a population of 5,034 and 2,596 households. 97.1% of the population was white, 0.8% black, .07% Asian, 1.2% two or more races, and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino. The median household income was $69,049.

98.7% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 51.1% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 91.8% of households had a computer and 87.8% had a broadband internet subscription.

.1% of the population was under 5 years old, 4.7% under 18 years old, and 73.6% was 65 years or older. 55.2% of the population was female. 5.6% of the population were foreign born persons.