Manatee County vs. Sarasota County

	Manatee County (FL)	Sarasota County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	394,855	426,718
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22.3%	12.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	322,879	379,435
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	322,833	379,448
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	3.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.3%	14.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.4%	36.7%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	52.3%
White alone, percent	86.2%	91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.1%	4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.7%	9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.9%	83.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,682	42,744
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	194,539	243,994
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$218,900	$234,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,521	$1,450
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$518	$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,102	$1,201
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.8%	25.0%
Building permits, 2018	4,490	5,799
Households, 2014-2018	143,652	180,551
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.0%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.3%	12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	90.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.3%	34.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.1%	16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	48.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.1%	44.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	532,856	896,229
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,512,536	2,975,964
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,338,019	1,200,117
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,628,825	1,868,080
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,191,101	5,751,661
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,552	$14,895
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,036	$58,644
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,070	$39,364
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,128	13,957
Total employment, 2017	102,414	145,391
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,955,835	6,397,053
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	32,683	43,834
All firms, 2012	29,957	43,592
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,680	23,648
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,104	14,035
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,555	5,731
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,087	36,185
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,250	4,487
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,882	36,328
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.5%	5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.9%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	434.5	682.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	742.93	555.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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