Sarasota County Profile

County Seat: Sarasota Nearest MSA: Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice Largest Cities: 1 Sarasota 2 North Port 3 Venice Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 242 Orlando ................................... 110 Tampa ................................... 45 Jacksonville ................................... 217 Miami ................................... 181 Atlanta ................................... 460 Chicago ................................... 1044 Dallas ................................... 933 New York ................................... 1045 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 941
Sarasota 1980: 202,251 1990: 277,776 2007: 372,073 2015(p): 436,100 2030(p): 529,800 (p) Denotes Projected Population Florida 9,746,961 12,938,071 18,251,243 20,955,900 25,340,700		Average Temperature High Low January: 71 49 July: 91 73 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation 53 Average Annual Rain Days 107 (2006) In-Migration 23,797 Out-Migration 20,142 Net-Migration 3,655 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data

(2007) Labor Force 178,448 Labor Force % of County Population 48.0 Number in County Unemployed 7,699 Unemployment Rate 4.3% N/D = No Data Sarasota Florida (2006) Average Annual Employment 170,749 7,952,023 Natural Resources & Mining 0.2% 1.2% Construction 10.5% 8.0% Manufacturing 5.1% 5.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 17.2% 20.8% Information 1.7% 2.1% Financial Activities 6.2% 6.9% Professional & Business Services 14.1% 17.0% Education & Health Services 14.7% 18.4% Leisure & Hospitality 11.5% 11.4% Other Services 4.0% 3.1% Public administration 4.1% 5.8% Unclassified 0.1% 0.1% Average Annual Wage (2006) All Industries $37,363 Construction $38,938 Education & Health Services $39,261 Financial Activities $60,155 Information $61,494 Leisure & Hospitality $19,969 Manufacturing $45,630 Natural Resources & Mining $31,012 Other Services $24,487 Professional & Business Services $38,222 Public administration $45,117 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $32,462 Unclassified $26,861 Sarasota Florida 2004 $46,361 $32,618 2005 $49,455 $34,798 2006 $52,772 $36,720 Major Private Sector Employers Publix Business Line: Grocery Store Chain Number of Employees - 3,300 PGT Industries Business Line: Window & Door Manufacturer Number of Employees - 1,870 Wal-Mart Business Line: Retail Store Chain Number of Employees - 963 Nielsen Media Research Business Line: Media Research Number of Employees - 716 Venice Regional Medical Center Business Line: Not-For-Profit Hospital Number of Employees - 702 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Business Line: Newspaper Publisher Number of Employees - 674 FCCI Insurance Group Business Line: Insurance Number of Employees - 670 Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Business Line: For-Profit Hospital Number of Employees - 628 The Home Depot Business Line: Retail - Home Improvement Number of Employees - 550 The Ritz-Carlton of Sarasota Business Line: Hotel & Resort Number of Employees - 530

Federal Interstates I-75 Federal Highways US-41, US-301 State Highways SR-72, 681, 773, 776, 777, 780 Railroads CSX Transportation, Seminole Gulf Railway Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport # Runways 2 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 9500 General Aviation Airports Sarasota Bradenton International Airport; Venice Municipal Airport Local Deep Water Port Manatee County Port Authority Miles to Closest Port 15

COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 3.3384 Schools 7.1230 Special 1.5154 Total 11.9768 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Yes Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 1.00 Federal Enterprise Zone No State Enterprise Zone EZ-5801 STATE Corporate Income Tax 5.5% Personal Income Tax 0.0% Retail Sales Tax 6.0%

Electric Companies: Florida Power & Light Company Peace River Electric Co-op, Inc. Natural Gas Companies: Teco People's Gas Systems, Inc. Telephone Companies: Verizon Sprint KMC Telecom AT&T MCI Water & Sewer Companies: Sarasota County Exisiting Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 4,549 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 1,897 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Foreign Trade Zones No Zone Number(s) Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 22 1,210 19,193 Secondary: 16 1,111 22,820 Totals: 38 2,321 42,013 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: Ringling School of Art & Design Keiser College Eckerd College New College of Florida University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Junior/Community Colleges: Manatee Community College Vocational/Technical Schools: Sarasota County Technical Institute Other Schools: Webster University Argosy University International College Everglades University

Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 97.94 Food 101.61 Housing 95.05 Medical Care 97.02 Personal Goods and Services 103.42 Transportation 97.65 Medical Services: Bon Secours Vencie Hospital Doctors Hospital of Sarasota/Columbia HCA Englewood Community Hospital Sarasota Memorial Hospital Recreational Opportunities: Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Mote Marine Laboratory Myakka River State Park Polo Sarasota Jungle Gardens Historical Points Of Interest: Ringling Museum Sarasota Classic Car Museum Spanish Point Warm Mineral Springs Cultural Events/Festivals: Asolo Theatre Ballet International Film Festival Opera Symphony World Class Performing Arts Hall