Sarasota - Bradenton

Consists of 17,500 persons living in 8,800 Jewish households. Of these 17,500 persons, 15,500 are Jewish.
21% of Jewish households are in residence for 3-7 months of the year. Thus, of the 17,500 persons in Jewish households, about 3,400 are part-year residents. The population in Jewish households increased
from 16,400 persons in 1992.
63% (11,100 persons) of the Jewish population live in Sarasota; 16% (2,700 persons), in Bradenton; 15% (2,500 persons) in Longboat Key; and 7% (1,200 persons), in Venice. 53% (9,200 persons) of the population are age 65 and over, including 31% (5,300 persons) who are
age 75 and over. The 53% makes Sarasota-Manatee the third oldest of 50 American Jewish communities. 10% (1,800 persons) are age 17 and under. Of the 8,800 Jewish households, 12% contain children age 0-17, 27%, a single person living alone, and 54%, a married couple with no children living
at home. The median household income is $79,000 (in 2007 dollars). 2% of households are Orthodox, 23% are Conservative, 38% are Reform, and 37% are Just Jewish. 32% of Jews never attend synagogue services and 25% attend once per month or more. 20% of married couples are intermarried. 45% of households are synagogue members, 73% of whom are members of a synagogue located in Sarasota-Manatee. Of those who are synagogue
members, 4% are members of an Orthodox synagogue; 34%, a Conservative synagogue; 45%, a Reform synagogue, 12%, a non-denominational synagogue and 4%, other synagogues.
10% of households are members of the Jewish Community Center (JCC). 19% of households participated in a JCC activity in the past year. 47% of households are members of some Jewish organization, such as B’nai B’rith or Hadassah. 56% of households have visited Israel, 27% on a trip with a Jewish organization or synagogue. 11% of Jewish adults experienced anti-Semitism
in Sarasota-Manatee in the past year. 37% of Jewish adults perceive a great deal or a moderate amount of anti-Semitism in Sarasota-Manatee. 71% of households donated to a Jewish charity in the past year; 82%, to a non-Jewish charity; and 59%, to a Jewish Federation, including 43% who donated to the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation. The average donation to the local Jewish Federation in the past year was $371.

source: sheskin, ira M. the 2001 sarasota-Manatee Jewish community demographic study (sarasota: sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation). Reports from this study are available
at www.jewishdatabank.org