COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Manatee County

Florida · 211,707 residents · 743 sq mi

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Manatee County is home to 211,707 people in Florida. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 52,295 fewer people here than in 2000. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $79,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

211,707

−20%vs 2000

vs 264,002 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 43.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

743 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(12,265)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(11,792)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(10,629)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(10,060)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(10,584)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(29,435)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(25,600)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(18,605)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(23,377)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.7%(33,216)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(20,546)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(5,598)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,951

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,673 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,444

−35%vs 2000

vs $22,388 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,000

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$488

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $637 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(212,664)

Black8%(21,136)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(24,540)

Asian0.9%(2,330)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(190,263)

Black7.8%(16,483)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(9,276)

Asian0.6%(1,314)

Other1.7%(3,647)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.8%(33,312)

Puerto Rican2.9%(12,576)

South American2.3%(10,082)

Cuban2%(8,562)

Central American1.9%(8,208)

Colombian0.9%(4,023)

Guatemalan0.6%(2,780)

Honduran0.6%(2,704)

Venezuelan0.5%(2,257)

Dominican0.5%(2,112)

Peruvian0.4%(1,592)

Spaniard0.3%(1,258)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.2%(1,071)

Salvadoran0.2%(1,057)

Ecuadorian0.2%(818)

Argentine0.1%(641)

Bolivian0.1%(452)

Panamanian0.1%(385)

Costa Rican0%(185)

Uruguayan0%(137)

Chilean0%(108)

Paraguayan0%(23)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(3,221)

Asian Indian0.4%(1,844)

Chinese0.4%(1,703)

Filipino0.3%(1,415)

Korean0.1%(425)

Japanese0.1%(318)

Cambodian0.1%(238)

Thai0%(158)

Bangladeshi0%(157)

Laotian0%(75)

Hmong0%(59)

Nepalese0%(37)

+ 3 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0%(34)

Pakistani0%(32)

Burmese0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(220)

Chamorro0%(85)

Samoan0%(55)

Fijian0%(13)

Ancestry

German14.1%(60,526)

English12.5%(53,631)

Irish11.7%(50,411)

American7.1%(30,582)

Italian7.1%(30,508)

Polish3%(13,080)

French2.4%(10,417)

Scottish1.9%(8,210)

West Indian1.7%(7,186)

Dutch1.4%(5,853)

Swedish1.3%(5,398)

Russian1%(4,408)

+ 47 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian1%(4,176)

French Canadian0.9%(3,791)

Hungarian0.8%(3,645)

Norwegian0.8%(3,386)

Welsh0.7%(2,992)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,676)

Ukrainian0.6%(2,378)

Canadian0.5%(2,197)

Portuguese0.5%(2,125)

Arab0.5%(1,992)

Greek0.4%(1,893)

Brazilian0.4%(1,884)

British0.4%(1,843)

Jamaican0.4%(1,707)

Czech0.4%(1,607)

Subsaharan African0.3%(1,471)

Austrian0.3%(1,315)

Lithuanian0.3%(1,076)

Danish0.2%(1,009)

Romanian0.2%(957)

Swiss0.2%(906)

Slovak0.2%(888)

Lebanese0.2%(756)

Croatian0.2%(737)

Finnish0.2%(678)

Belgian0.1%(548)

Armenian0.1%(451)

Serbian0.1%(355)

Turkish0.1%(301)

Palestinian0.1%(263)

Guyanese0.1%(235)

Bulgarian0.1%(216)

Slovene0%(201)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(175)

Iranian0%(169)

Latvian0%(164)

Syrian0%(138)

Nigerian0%(133)

Ethiopian0%(129)

Macedonian0%(128)

Egyptian0%(87)

Barbadian0%(75)

Australian0%(54)

Israeli0%(42)

Jordanian0%(35)

Moroccan0%(33)

Kenyan0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(49,298)

Married57.8%(102,787)

Widowed3.9%(7,003)

Divorced10.5%(18,607)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(43,235)

Married52.5%(100,142)

Widowed11.2%(21,345)

Divorced13.7%(26,127)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.9%(5,718)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(6,536)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(13,517)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(1,657)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(428)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,972 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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