Number of ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — households in county cited as 73,865
The “survival budget” in Sarasota County for two adults with two children in child care in 2024 was $108,900, as noted in the 2026 ALICE Report released by the United Way Suncoast, based on the latest study of families in its service area.
ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
The survival budget reflects what the report calls “the minimum cost to live and work in today’s economy,” including housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, technology and taxes, plus a 10% miscellaneous category…