Demographics of Manatee County, Florida

Manatee County, Florida had 468,200 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +66,578 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Manatee County, in four figures

468,200
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +16.6%
Change since July 2020: +66,578 people.; 49.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,457 ±$1,393
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Manatee County, Florida's population grew 16.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Manatee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Manatee County, Florida's population grew 16.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Manatee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	401,622	100.0	100.0
2021	413,836	103.0	100.2
2022	431,190	107.4	100.7
2023	445,316	110.9	101.6
2024	458,956	114.3	102.5
2025	468,200	116.6	103.1

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Population of Manatee County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	401,622	+1,911	−389	+14	+2,549
2021	413,836	+12,214	−1,471	+445	+14,134
2022	431,190	+17,354	−1,570	+2,859	+15,047
2023	445,316	+14,126	−1,202	+4,074	+10,918
2024	458,956	+13,640	−1,016	+4,077	+10,444
2025	468,200	+9,244	−899	+1,793	+8,418

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.6 ±0.2: for men 48.1 ±0.2 and for women 51.1 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Manatee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	18,722 ±54	4.4% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	56,460 ±1,460	13.1% ±0.3	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,679 ±1,223	6.4% ±0.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	90,991 ±1,673	21.2% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	113,401 ±1,712	26.4% ±0.4	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	122,539 ±2,417	28.5% ±0.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,457 ±$1,393, and income per person $46,573 ±$1,148, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Manatee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	22,801 ±1,418	12.9% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	33,313 ±1,707	18.8% ±0.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	28,708 ±1,638	16.2% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	22,407 ±1,283	12.7% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	32,085 ±1,603	18.2% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16,172 ±1,290	9.1% ±0.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21,261 ±1,030	12.0% ±0.6	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Manatee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	41,527 ±3,312	9.8% ±0.8	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,499 ±1,168	12.8% ±1.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,730 ±1,633	9.5% ±0.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13,298 ±1,111	8.6% ±0.7	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Manatee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manatee County	Florida	United States
Housing units	221,234 ±97	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.9% ±0.8	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.1% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±0.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±0.9	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$391,400 ±$5,943	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,671 ±$34	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Manatee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	78,657 ±0	18.3% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	290,557 ±1,060	67.6% ±0.2	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	32,707 ±1,273	7.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,522 ±559	2.2% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	240 ±103	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	275 ±43	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,619 ±423	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16,215 ±1,841	3.8% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Manatee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	126,466 ±3,118	29.4% ±0.7	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	231,125 ±3,356	53.8% ±0.8	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9,980 ±1,378	2.3% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	62,221 ±2,481	14.5% ±0.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	32,059 ±1,796	7.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30,162 ±1,842	7.0% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Manatee County among the counties of Florida

16th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Manatee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brevard County	663,982	+9.1%
Volusia County	606,573	+9.1%
Seminole County	491,884	+4.3%
Osceola County	481,718	+23.2%
Sarasota County	479,958	+10.0%
Manatee County	468,200	+16.6%
Lake County	456,068	+18.1%
Marion County	442,660	+17.3%
Collier County	417,131	+10.5%
St. Lucie County	402,449	+21.4%
St. Johns County	346,328	+25.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026