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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 density of trails 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.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Whitfield households. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 30%. This Florida town has had 50 paid flood insurance claims since 1981.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.5% of working residents work locally in Whitfield, below both Florida’s towns (5%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs in Whitfield grew by 76 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 613. 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’s July high comes in at 92°F. It almost never snows.
| 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). Among adults 25 and older, 37% have a four-year degree or more, against 34% across Florida. In Whitfield, the median age is 40.6 years.
| 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.
For adults in Whitfield, the share who report frequent physical distress is 15%. Against the Florida average, Whitfield comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 4. Two figures for adults here: 39% have high blood pressure, 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
91% of Whitfield households live in a home they own. Its median rent stands at $2,113 a month. On the market here: a median 57 days to sell.
| 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.
