Sarasota County vs. Manatee County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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