Palmetto is home to 13,588 people in Florida. At a median age of 49.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 2,532 people per square mile. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 16% less than in Florida as a whole. The median household earns $62,621, about 24% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,621, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palmetto
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.3 → 49.8(+12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share69.7% → 62.7%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$146,644 → $313,400(+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Palmetto's population equals 3.2% of Manatee County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(159)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.2%(429)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(71)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 950 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Palmetto, decade by decade
Palmetto population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,268
$48,645
$146,644
9.8%
58.8
2000
12,571
$62,106
$135,713
11.6%
70.3
2010
12,606
$52,580
$218,950
17.6%
69.9
2020
13,323
$56,857
$195,502
22.0%
72.3
2024
13,588
$62,621
$313,400
28.1%
67.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
