Palmetto, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Palmetto in Manatee County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Palmetto view- Population
- 13,588 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $62,621 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 13.5% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 68.8% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 62.7% White, 23.7% Hispanic, 10.5% Black, 0.1% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 10.4% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 6,112 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 6.1 violent and 17.9 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2024, Palmetto Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 10 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Palmetto
Schools located in Palmetto
- Just For Girls Middle School (middle school)
- Lincoln Memorial Middle School (middle school)
- Hola! Elementary @ Msa (elementary school)
- Manatee School For The Arts (school)
- Manatee Virtual Instruction Program (school)
- Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise) (school)
- Palmetto Charter School (k-8 school)
- Palmetto Elementary School (elementary school)
- Palmetto High School (school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau