Household income for the Sarasota-Bradenton-Ellenton market is significantly above most other Florida markets. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, per capita income for the local market is at $37,509 (income computed for every man, woman, and child in a geographic area) compared to $30,906 for the state of Florida and $29,758
for the United States as a whole.

According to the November 2004 Précis METRO report, Sarasota-Bradenton-Ellenton is one of our Country’s strongest economies. Most industries in the area are adding to payrolls, opening new locations , with retail, healthcare and professional business services leading the way, helping to drive the local unemployment rate to just over 3%.