Warm Mineral Springs, Florida

This article is about the populated place. For the spring, see Warm Mineral Springs (spring).

Warm Mineral Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,442 at the 2020 census, up from 5,061 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Warm Mineral Springs, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°02′50″N 82°16′13″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Sarasota
Area
• Total	2.71 sq mi (7.03 km2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2.1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,442
• Density	2,306.4/sq mi (890.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	12-75175
GNIS feature ID	2402984

The Warm Mineral Springs locale is notable for a free-flowing artesian spring. A large portion of the area was annexed by the municipality of North Port, and is now part of that city. The Warm Mineral Springs Motel designed by modernist architect Victor Lundy, one of the architects associated with the Sarasota School of Architecture, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), of which 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), or 13.33%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	4,041		—
2000	4,811		19.1%
2010	5,061		5.2%
2020	5,442		7.5%
source:

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Warm Mineral Springs had a population of 5,442. The population density was 2,306.9 inhabitants per square mile (890.7/km²). The median age was 70.6 years. 6.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 64.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,995 households in Warm Mineral Springs, of which 7.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 4,139 housing units, of which 27.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.4%.

Racial composition as of the 2020 census

Race	Number	Percent
White	4,991	91.7%
Black or African American	100	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	38	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	92	1.7%
Two or more races	214	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	253	4.6%

Demographic estimates

According to Census Bureau QuickFacts, 1.8% of the population was under 5 years old.

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,690. 10.8% of the population lived below the poverty threshold. 94.4% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 19.1% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 89.4% of households had a computer and 83.1% had a broadband internet subscription.