Manatee County vs Polk County
Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share a single point of border.
Manatee County
Florida
Polk County
Florida
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Polk County spans about 105.3 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Manatee County | Difference | Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 468,200 | -46.5% | 874,790 |
| Change since 2020 | 16.6% | -3.2 pp | 19.8% |
| Land area | 742.8 sq mi | -58.7% | 1,798 sq mi |
| Population density | 630 per sq mi | +29.6% | 486 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $78,457 | +18.9% | $65,978 |
| Median home value | $391,400 | +46.9% | $266,500 |
| Median age | 49.6 | +25.6% | 39.5 |
| Households | 176,747 | -38.9% | 289,425 |
| Housing units | 221,234 | -35.1% | 340,748 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Polk County holds about 1.9 times the population of Manatee County: 874,790 against 468,200.
- Polk County covers more ground, at 1,798 square miles against 742.8.
- Manatee County is the more crowded of the two, at 630 people per square mile against 486.
- Median household income is higher in Manatee County, by 12,479 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Manatee County has grown by 16.6% and Polk County has grown by 19.8%.
- They share a single point of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.