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Venice, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Venice is a Census city of 27,479 people across 16.26 square miles of land, in Sarasota County. Median household income is $76,755, 80.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 118 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $82.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Venice
What Venice is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.26 sq mi
- Water area1.65 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,690
- County holding the largest share of its areaSarasota County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Venice
- Population27,479
- Median age69.2
- Population under 181,461 plus or minus 344
- Share under 185.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Population 65 and over16,863
- Share 65 and over61.4 percent
- Households15,027
- Family households8,224
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Venice
- Median household income$76,755
- Per capita income$75,070 plus or minus $20,891
- Civilian labor force8,036
- Employed7,653
- Unemployed383 plus or minus 211
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over25,365
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Venice
- Housing units20,966
- Occupied units15,027
- Vacant units5,939
- Vacancy rate28.3 percent
- Owner occupied12,082
- Renter occupied2,945
- Ownership rate80.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$434,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,606
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent
- Single family units10,451
- Share single family49.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,032
- Share in buildings of two or more38.3 percent
- Mobile homes2,483
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Venice gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,630
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,800
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,597 plus or minus 404
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone63.2 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home25.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Venice (7(a))
- Approvals118
- Gross approval$82,434,900
- Average approval$698,601
- Median approval$410,650
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,461,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,297
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome21
- Paid in full18
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.9 percent
- Share to franchises16.9 percent
- Distinct lenders50
- Distinct industries by NAICS70
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Venice, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Venice (504)
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$31,735,000
- Average approval$755,595
- Median approval$370,000
- Largest approval$4,991,000
- Jobs supported341
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Venice, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Venice
- NFIP communityCity of Venice
- NFIP community number125154
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date03/27/24
The City of Venice participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125154 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sarasota County, not Venice
Sarasota County context, not Venice figures
- Establishments in Sarasota County15,989
- Covered employment, Sarasota County190,078
- Average annual pay, Sarasota County$65,133
- Housing units permitted, Sarasota County7,466
Every figure in this section is published for Sarasota County as a whole and is not a measurement of Venice.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Venice questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Venice, Florida?
27,479, in 15,027 households. Venice city covers 16.26 square miles of land, which is 1,690 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Venice in?
Sarasota County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Venice?
$76,755. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $434,700. Median gross rent is $1,606 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Venice businesses?
118 7(a) approvals totaling $82.4 m since FY2020, across 50 lenders, median approval $410,650, plus 42 504 approvals worth $31.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Venice, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Venice borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Venice. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Venice in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Venice appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Venice, city of, community 125154, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Venice figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sarasota County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Venice.
Is zoning published for Venice?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.