| Official Name: | Plantation, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarasota |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.8 |
| Area Water Percent: | 12 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4919 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -04:00 |
| Coordinates: | 27.0636°N -82.3701°W[1] |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 34293 |
| Area Code: | 941 |
Plantation is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,034 at the 2020 census, up from 4,919 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port - Bradenton - Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.5km2, of which 5.7sqkm is land and 0.8sqkm, or 12.31%, is water.[2]
According to the 2020 U.S. census, there was a population of 5,034 and 2,596 households. 97.1% of the population was white, 0.8% black, .07% Asian, 1.2% two or more races, and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino. The median household income was $69,049.
98.7% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 51.1% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 91.8% of households had a computer and 87.8% had a broadband internet subscription.
.1% of the population was under 5 years old, 4.7% under 18 years old, and 73.6% was 65 years or older. 55.2% of the population was female. 5.6% of the population were foreign born persons.[3]