Manatee County, FL Population

Overview

394,824

Total Population

49.0

Median age

51.43%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66,099

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Manatee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Manatee County is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Manatee County's population under 18 was 18.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Manatee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Manatee County, 14.92% were under the age of 15, 14.98% aged 15 to 29, 42.61% aged 30 to 64, 24.18% aged 65 to 84, and 3.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11,328 more females than males in Manatee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.43% females and 48.57% males in Manatee County, FL.
The Manatee County, FL gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14,208.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 16,265.

Manatee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Manatee County population: 80.80% are White, 8.29% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.17% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.78% are some other race and 5.64% are multiracial.
Manatee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 66,099 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 328,725 (83.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Manatee County is White with a population of 319,008 (80.80% of the total population).

Manatee County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 429,125 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Manatee County's population increased by 57,813 (21.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Manatee County's population increased by 78,151 (24.16%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Manatee County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 265,629.