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A town of 4,261.
Whitfield grades C− overall, 461st among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $98K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $470K, 5.8 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. Whitfield’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 40 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on history. Whitfield is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Whitfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Whitfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Whitfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,152 in 1990, 2,989 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1947 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
12 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
2 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
38 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
25 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Whitfield is unincorporated, so Manatee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Whitfield.
Whitfield has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
That puts Whitfield where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 3.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1981, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whitfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Whitfield for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Whitfield grew to 613 in 2023, 76 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Sarasota (14%), Bradenton (9%) and Tampa (4%).
| Whitfield | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.5°.
Whitfield has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Whitfield’s January low is 52°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Whitfield | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 37% of Whitfield adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Whitfield | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 31% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 86% are men (FL 51%).
| Whitfield | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.7% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 8,801 U.S. towns with household incomes like Whitfield’s, it is less healthy than 71%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Whitfield beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Whitfield.
| Whitfield | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Whitfield | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Whitfield is $2,113 a month.
| Whitfield | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,113 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Whitfield
About 9 of every 100 Whitfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
8 places in Whitfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Whitfield, also known as Whitfield Estates, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,989. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated area has a Sarasota mailing address.
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One town shares a border with Whitfield.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | #461 | C− | D | — | C+ | B− |
| Bayshore Gardens | #501 | D | B− | — | C+ | C− |
Whitfield and Bayshore Gardens report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Whitfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Whitfield grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #461 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $471,000, 25% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
