County profile
Manatee County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#214 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$26.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
121,840
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
11,176
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
468,200
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$78.5k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
35.4%±0.8%
Poverty rate
9.8%±0.8%
Business applications
10,196 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,393
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B51D2Rumble Inc.Communication Services$100.6M44D3Jupiter Marine International Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$15.2M——4Token Communities Ltd.Real Estate$356.6k13D5Rainforest Resources, Inc.Basic Materials$0——6Recreatives Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical———7Hunt Gold CorporationBasic Materials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade26%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction12%
Manufacturing11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
468,200
residents · 2025 · +16.6% since 2020
Income per capita $68.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+58,961
International migration+13,248
Natural change−6,158
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.6B2019
$16.8B2020
$19.2B2021
$21.7B2022
$24.6B2023
$26.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$391.4k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
20.1%±0.8%
Affordability
6.7× wages
Residential permits
$2.4B
11,015 units · 23.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 99Coastal flooding 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5742016
6222017
6632018
6912019
7272020
8582021
11012022
11962023
12402024
12032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 36% since 20218,1192021
8,4572022
8,1062023
7,4722024
11,0152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.1 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
15.2 km
FGCX
Nearest port
4.1 km
Manatee County Port, FL
Nearest commercial airport
25.0 km
SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):5,311,740 short tons/yr · Manatee County Port, FL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.2k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Manatee?
Manatee's economy produced $26.3B in 2024, growing 7.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.