Airport, in both Manatee County (runway) and Sarasota County (terminal). Venice Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport in Venice. Hidden River Airport, a private airport in the eastern part of the county. Buchan Airport, in Englewood. Major highways and state roads Interstate 75 – North–south limited-access freeway, and has ten interchanges within Sarasota County. Major north–south highway in Sarasota County. It is the high-speed connection with other cities such as Tampa, Florida and Fort Myers, Florida. Interstate 75 heads east in Southern Sarasota County through North Port, Florida to cross Charlotte Harbor at a more manageable length. U.S. Highway 41 – The main north–south road through the county is known as Tamiami Trail. It was created in the 1920s to connect Tampa with Miami, hence the contracted name. It runs through the county close to the coastline and is not limited-access. U.S. Highway 301 – This highway begins in the city of Sarasota, east of Tamiami Trail, and runs north–south through the county. State Road 789 – Gulf of Mexico Drive State Road 758 – Midnight Pass Road, Higel Avenue, Siesta Drive, South Osprey Avenue, Bee Ridge Road State Road 780 – Fruitville Road State Road 776 – Englewood Road and North Indiana Avenue State Road 72 – Stickney Point Road and Clark Road State Road 681 – Venice Connector, this road was formerly the southern terminus of Interstate 75 in the early 1980s Public transportation Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) provides public transportation for Sarasota County, Florida. SCAT is operated by Sarasota County. It maintains 19 fixed-line bus routes plus a dial-a-ride paratransit service (SCAT Plus). Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 434,006 people, 189,228 households, and 117,532 families residing in the county. 3.5% of that population was under the age of 5 years old, 14.0% was under 18 years old, and 37.4% was 65 years or older. 52.4% was female. The median household income was $64,644 with a per capita income of $44,402. 8.7% of population below the poverty threshold. The median value of owner-occupied housing-units between 2016-2020 was $269,300 and the median gross rent was $1,342. There were 41,215 veterans living in the county. 12.2% of the population were Foreign born persons. 93.2% of the population that was 25 years or older were High school graduates and 36.4% of those 25 years or older had a Bachelor's degree or higher. Religions , the