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Population (year 2000): 12,571. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,510 (+7.5% change)
Males: 6,292 (50.1%), Females: 6,279 (49.9%)
Manatee County
Zip codes:
34221.
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $34,093 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Races in Palmetto:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
- Hispanic (26.7%)
- Black (12.8%)
- Other race (8.8%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.3%), English (11.1%),
United States (9.9%), Irish (7.8%), Italian (2.5%), French
(2.5%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmetto
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmetto city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.6%
13.0% Foreign born (11.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,837 (+29.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmetto:
- MANATEE GLEN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BRADENTON, FL)
- MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BRADENTON,
FL)
- BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BRADENTON, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmetto:
- SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 10 miles;
SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
- MAC DILL AFB (about 22 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
- ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 27 miles; ST
PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; ID: PIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmetto:
- AIRPORT MANATEE (about 9 miles; PALMETTO, FL; ID:
48X)
- ALBERT WHITTED (about 16 miles; ST PETERSBURG, FL;
ID: SPG)
- PETER O KNIGHT (about 28 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPF)
Amtrak stations near Palmetto:
- 8 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: SARASOTA (I-75 AT CLARK RD.) - Bus
Station. Services: public payphones, snack bar, free
short-term parking, paid long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmetto:
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BRADENTON,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 30 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,963)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 39 miles; TAMPA,
FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
- PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 55 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
Public high school in Palmetto:
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,581;
Location: 1200 17TH STREET, W; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palmetto:
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,116;
Location: 305 17TH STREET, E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,018;
Location: 3904 17TH STREET, E; Grades: PK - 05)
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 815;
Location: 834 7TH STREET, W; Grades: KG - 05)
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Students: 718;
Location: 700 HABEN BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 - 11)
- JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
684; Location: 1415 29TH STREET, E; Grades: PK - 05)
- PALM VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 604;
Location: 6025 BAYSHORE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- MANATEE CO. JUVENILE JUSTICE (Students: 94;
Location: 14470 HARLLEE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
- JUST FOR GIRLS (Students: 43; Location: 1500
- 10TH STREET, W; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Palmetto:
- PALMETTO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 1401 14 AVENUE WEST; Grades: PK - 8)
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