Manatee County vs. Polk County

	Manatee County (FL)	Polk County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	394,855	708,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22.3%	17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	322,879	602,098
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	322,833	602,095
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.3%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.4%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.0%
White alone, percent	86.2%	78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.1%	16.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.7%	23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,682	48,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	10.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	194,539	299,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$218,900	$135,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,521	$1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$518	$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,102	$944
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.8%	14.3%
Building permits, 2018	4,490	5,331
Households, 2014-2018	143,652	231,260
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.0%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.3%	21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.3%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.1%	15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.1%	49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	532,856	797,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,512,536	3,015,202
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,338,019	9,822,165
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,628,825	10,601,329
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,191,101	6,495,278
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,552	$10,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,036	$48,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,070	$23,812
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	15.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,128	11,676
Total employment, 2017	102,414	182,922
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,955,835	7,363,953
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	32,683	46,177
All firms, 2012	29,957	44,644
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,680	22,629
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,104	16,894
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,555	15,294
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,087	27,856
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,250	4,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,882	38,188
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.5%	12.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.9%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	434.5	334.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	742.93	1,797.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Manatee county (FL) and Polk county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.