Whitfield

Population: 4,745
Median household income: $102,200
Median home value: $415,200

Whitfield is a community in Manatee County, Florida, home to 4,745 residents. The median household income of $102,200 is above the Manatee County median ($75,792).

Between 2019 and 2023, Whitfield's population grew 26.8% from 3,743 to 4,745, while its median home value rose 59.1% from $261,000 to $415,200.

41.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,745
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $102,200
Median home value: $415,200
Median gross rent: $2,059
Housing units: 1,873
Homeownership rate: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7434,745

Median household income

$85,391$102,200

Median home value

$261,000$415,200

Median gross rent

$1,042$2,059

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,743	$85,391	$261,000	$1,042
2020	4,398	$87,264	$280,100	$1,142
2021	4,315	$91,809	$285,300	$1,280
2022	5,048	$102,598	$355,100	$2,042
2023	4,745	$102,200	$415,200	$2,059

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	489	10.3%
5 to 17	716	15.1%
18 to 24	452	9.5%
25 to 34	461	9.7%
35 to 44	633	13.3%
45 to 54	795	16.8%
55 to 64	617	13.0%
65 to 74	398	8.4%
75 and over	184	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,355	70.7%
Black or African American	123	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	163	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,069	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	4.8%
High school graduate	742	24.0%
Some college or associate's	933	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	573	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	692	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,485	72.3%
Carpooled	138	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	29	1.4%
Worked from home	383	18.6%
Other means	20	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	14.5%
15 to 29 min	741	44.3%
30 to 44 min	637	38.1%
45 to 59 min	22	1.3%
60+ min	29	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 8.7% (414 of 4,745)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,299	75.9%
Nonfamily households	413	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,712	91.4%
Vacant	161	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,578	92.2%
Renter-occupied	134	7.8%

1-unit, detached96.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,813	96.8%
1-unit, attached	26	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8	0.4%
5 to 19 units	9	0.5%
20 or more units	17	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1277467
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 27.4107, -82.5667