Manatee County, FL

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2024 Population

429,792

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.6

0.405% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.77%

6.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,457

3.52% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$391,400

8.78% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

190,142

5.09% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Manatee County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93% of the residents in Manatee County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Manatee County, FL are State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (1,842 degrees awarded in 2023), Manatee Technical College (843 degrees), and Sarasota School of Massage Therapy (65 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Manatee County, FL was $391,400, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%.

Most people in Manatee County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Manatee County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Manatee County, FL borders DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Polk County, FL, and Sarasota County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Manatee County, FL is home to a population of 430k people, from which 93% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.4% of Manatee County, FL residents were born outside of the country (62k people).

In 2024, there were 7.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (291k people) in Manatee County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 32.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%

2024 Citizenship

93.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93% of Manatee County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Manatee County, FL was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Manatee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Manatee County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
291k ± 1.06k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
36.7k ± 2.71k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
32.7k ± 1.27k

18.3%

Hispanic Population

78.7k people

18.3% of the people in Manatee County, FL are hispanic (78.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Manatee County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

14.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

62k people

13.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

55.8k people

As of 2024, 14.4% of Manatee County, FL residents (62k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Manatee County, FL was 13.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Manatee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
12,979 ± 1,164
Gulf War (2001-)
5,718 ± 705
Gulf War (1990s)
4,316 ± 653

Manatee County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Manatee County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Manatee County, FL employs 190k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Manatee County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (26,466 people), Retail Trade (24,827 people), and Construction (18,059 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($184,167), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($110,284), and Finance & Insurance ($73,893).

Employment

Occupations

190k

2024 Value

± 4,173

5.09%

1 Year growth

± 2.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manatee County, FL grew at a rate of 5.09%, from 181k employees to 190k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manatee County, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (22,684 people), Management Occupations (22,537 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (20,884 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manatee County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

190k

2024 Value

± 4,173

5.09%

1 Year growth

± 2.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manatee County, FL grew at a rate of 5.09%, from 181k employees to 190k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manatee County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (26,466 people), Retail Trade (24,827 people), and Construction (18,059 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manatee County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Manatee County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,638

Median earning men ± $1,413

$40,880

Median earning women ± $1,116

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,227), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,150), and Information ($70,090).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($64,669), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,346), and Information ($54,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,110
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
969
Construction
754
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$923k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$749k
Retail Trade
$553k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Manatee County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Manatee County, FL awarded 2,750 degrees. The student population of Manatee County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,834 male students and 5,868 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Manatee County, FL are White (1,579 and 58.5%), Hispanic or Latino (679 and 25.1%), Black or African American (205 and 7.59%), and Unknown (98 and 3.63%).

The largest universities in Manatee County, FL by number of degrees awarded are State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (1,842 and 67%), Manatee Technical College (843 and 30.7%), and Sarasota School of Massage Therapy (65 and 2.36%).

The most popular majors in Manatee County, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (971 and 35.3%), Registered Nursing (276 and 10%), and General Business Administration & Management (98 and 3.56%).

The median tuition cost in Manatee County, FL for a public four year colleges is $2,365 for in-state students and $2,365 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Manatee County, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 40%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 9,702 (39.5% men and 60.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,702 students enrolled in Manatee County, FL, 39.5% men and 60.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,222 records, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
971 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
170 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
26 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Manatee County, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 971 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Manatee County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
1,842 degrees awarded
Manatee Technical College
843 degrees awarded
Sarasota School of Massage Therapy
65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota with 1,842 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,072 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Manatee County, FL, which is 0.639 times less than the 1,678 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,579 degrees mean that there were 2.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 679 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,813) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,280) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Manatee County, FL was $391,400 in 2024, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $359,800 to $391,400, a 8.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Manatee County, FL is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Manatee County, FL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manatee County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Manatee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.75%.

Housing

Property

$391,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,943

$131,373

Median Property Taxes

±$2,962

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Manatee County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Manatee County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.3% of the housing units in Manatee County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Manatee County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,457

Median Household Income

± $1,393

177k

Number of Households

± 3,815

In 2024, the median household income of the 177k households in Manatee County, FL grew to $78,457 from the previous year's value of $75,792.

The following chart displays the households in Manatee County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Manatee County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)
Carpooled (9.92%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Manatee County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who carpooled to work (9.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manatee County, FL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.15% of the workforce in Manatee County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Manatee County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Manatee County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Manatee County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Manatee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.75%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manatee County, FL (41.5k out of 425k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Manatee County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.1% of the children was living in poverty in Manatee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 519 in Manatee County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 176 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.2% of the population of Manatee County, FL has health coverage, with 37.3% on employee plans, 10.9% on Medicaid, 22.2% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 1.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Manatee County, FL see 1,612 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,612 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1696 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 766 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,612 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Manatee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Manatee County, FL see an average of 1,612 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,612 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Manatee County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.8%

Uninsured

37.3%

Employer Coverage

10.9%

Medicaid

22.2%

Medicare

16.1%

Non-Group

1.71%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Manatee County, FL grew by 1% from 11.7% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Manatee County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 52.8 in Manatee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Manatee County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.9% in Manatee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Manatee County, FL.