Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Manatee County index 1975–2025
Manatee County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest year value
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Manatee County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Manatee County Unincorporated Area, Florida (Manatee County), authorised 10,611 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +37.3% on the previous 12 months.
7,423 of those units were single-family houses (70%), 284 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 2,904 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 116,838 units, with the busiest year 2025 (10,935 units). Manatee County's FHFA house price index rose +130.4% over the ten years to 2025.
10,611units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+37.3% on the previous 12 months
7,423single-family units70% of the total
2,904units in 5+ unit buildings27% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsManatee County 22.9 · Florida 6.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Manatee County Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Manatee County Unincorporated Area
Manatee County
Florida
United States
All housing units
10,611
10,711
158,370
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
7,423 (70%)
7,517 (70%)
108,676 (69%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
184
190
2,208
34,814
3–4 units
100
100
938
17,298
5 or more units
2,904 (27%)
2,904 (27%)
46,548 (29%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
22.9
6.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+37.3%
+35.4%
−7.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Manatee County Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
116,838 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Manatee County
FHFA's index for Manatee County rose +130.4% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.7% a year) and −3.0% in the latest year, against +126.8% and −0.5% for Florida. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Manatee County Unincorporated Area, FL?
10,611 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 7,728 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Manatee County Unincorporated Area?
7,423 single-family units, 184 in two-unit buildings, 100 in three- and four-unit buildings and 2,904 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Manatee County Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Manatee County runs at 22.9 units per 1,000 residents and Florida at 6.7.
How have home prices moved in Manatee County?
FHFA's index for Manatee County rose +130.4% over the ten years to 2025 and −3.0% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 521000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.