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Manatee County, FL

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 20 ZIP codes inside Manatee County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
20
in this county
Total population
405,282
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
11
distinct city/town names
Avg density
685
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Manatee County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
34221 Palmetto 51,531 369
34208 Bradenton 41,102 963
34203 Bradenton 38,698 966
34207 Bradenton 35,394 2,216
34209 Bradenton 34,848 1,066
34243 Sarasota 31,400 675
34205 Bradenton 31,061 1,857
34219 Parrish 25,658 47
34202 Bradenton 24,920 417
34212 Bradenton 22,962 398
34210 Bradenton 16,579 720
34211 Bradenton 13,251 150
34222 Ellenton 13,076 950
34251 Myakka City 7,659 10
34228 Longboat Key 7,446 705
34217 Bradenton Beach 3,927 722
34201 Bradenton 3,695 417
34216 Anna Maria 1,021 459
34215 Cortez 778 507
34250 Terra Ceia 276 84

About Manatee County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Manatee County in Florida contains roughly 20 ZIP codes spread across 11 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 405,282. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Florida index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 685, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Manatee County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Manatee County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.