Polk County vs. Manatee County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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