Manatee County, Florida

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 416,020
Median household income: $75,792
Median home value: $359,800

Home to 416,020 residents, Manatee County is one of Florida's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $75,792 is above the Florida median ($71,711).

Between 2019 and 2023, Manatee County's population grew 8.3% from 384,213 to 416,020, while its median household income rose 28.4% from $59,009 to $75,792.

71.0% of workers drive to work alone. 53.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 416,020
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,792
Median home value: $359,800
Median gross rent: $1,549
Housing units: 214,510
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

384,213416,020

Median household income

$59,009$75,792

Median home value

$238,500$359,800

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,549

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	384,213	$59,009	$238,500	$1,144
2020	393,847	$59,963	$250,700	$1,185
2021	394,824	$64,964	$267,300	$1,274
2022	405,069	$71,385	$323,900	$1,418
2023	416,020	$75,792	$359,800	$1,549

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,216	4.4%
5 to 17	55,471	13.3%
18 to 24	26,857	6.5%
25 to 34	43,027	10.3%
35 to 44	44,317	10.7%
45 to 54	48,739	11.7%
55 to 64	61,968	14.9%
65 to 74	63,414	15.2%
75 and over	54,011	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	284,736	68.4%
Black or African American	32,353	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	312	0.1%
Asian	8,848	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	233	0.1%
Some other race	1,444	0.3%
Two or more races	13,815	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74,279	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28,245	9.0%
High school graduate	88,949	28.2%
Some college or associate's	89,935	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	66,541	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	41,806	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126,869	71.0%
Carpooled	17,569	9.8%
Public transit	933	0.5%
Walked	2,444	1.4%
Bicycle	964	0.5%
Worked from home	26,606	14.9%
Other means	3,196	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,346	21.9%
15 to 29 min	55,473	36.5%
30 to 44 min	38,121	25.1%
45 to 59 min	13,462	8.9%
60+ min	11,573	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 10.4% (42,741 of 410,945)

	Count	Share
Family households	110,391	65.5%
Nonfamily households	58,113	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168,504	78.6%
Vacant	46,006	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125,853	74.7%
Renter-occupied	42,651	25.3%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	115,585	53.9%
1-unit, attached	14,196	6.6%
2 to 4 units	13,639	6.4%
5 to 19 units	22,372	10.4%
20 or more units	18,451	8.6%
Mobile home & other	30,267	14.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 12081
State: Florida
Land area: 743 sq mi
Water area: 221 sq mi
Center point: 27.4756, -82.3931