Longboat Key

Population: 7,512
Median household income: $143,365
Median home value: $959,200

Longboat Key, a community in Manatee County, Florida, has 7,512 residents. Its median household income of $143,365 runs above the Manatee County figure of $75,792.

Between 2019 and 2023, Longboat Key's population grew 3.1% from 7,283 to 7,512, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $740,500 to $959,200.

The largest age group is 75 and over, 37.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,512
Median age: 71.5 yrs
Median household income: $143,365
Median home value: $959,200
Median gross rent: $2,969
Housing units: 9,865
Homeownership rate: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2837,512

Median household income

$114,762$143,365

Median home value

$740,500$959,200

Median gross rent

$1,625$2,969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,283	$114,762	$740,500	$1,625
2020	7,299	$108,015	$724,600	$2,208
2021	7,446	$121,797	$756,500	$2,509
2022	7,479	$141,250	$909,700	$2,469
2023	7,512	$143,365	$959,200	$2,969

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 170.7%

18 to 240.2%

25 to 340.9%

35 to 443.9%

45 to 545.1%

55 to 6421.8%

65 to 7429.9%

75 and over37.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	0.4%
5 to 17	53	0.7%
18 to 24	13	0.2%
25 to 34	67	0.9%
35 to 44	292	3.9%
45 to 54	384	5.1%
55 to 64	1,637	21.8%
65 to 74	2,249	29.9%
75 and over	2,787	37.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,016	93.4%
Black or African American	26	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	86	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.2%
Two or more races	32	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate10.8%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree36.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	1.0%
High school graduate	801	10.8%
Some college or associate's	1,428	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,398	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,713	36.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone38.1%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit3.4%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home43.2%

Other means9.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	583	38.1%
Carpooled	34	2.2%
Public transit	52	3.4%
Walked	53	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	662	43.2%
Other means	147	9.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	339	39.0%
15 to 29 min	236	27.2%
30 to 44 min	142	16.3%
45 to 59 min	32	3.7%
60+ min	120	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.80
Poverty rate: 4.5% (339 of 7,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,879	69.0%
Nonfamily households	1,293	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,172	42.3%
Vacant	5,693	57.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,907	93.6%
Renter-occupied	265	6.4%

1-unit, detached21.9%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units21.8%

20 or more units44.4%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,158	21.9%
1-unit, attached	431	4.4%
2 to 4 units	359	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2,148	21.8%
20 or more units	4,380	44.4%
Mobile home & other	389	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1241150
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.08 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 27.4005, -82.6442