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Longboat Key, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Longboat Key is a Census town of 7,539 people across 4.08 square miles of land, lying across Manatee County and Sarasota County. Median household income is $158,030, 93.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Longboat Key
What Longboat Key is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.08 sq mi
- Water area11.92 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,849
- County holding the largest share of its areaManatee County, 52.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inManatee County 52.6 percent, Sarasota County 47.4 percent
Longboat Key crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Longboat Key
- Population7,539
- Median age71.2
- Population under 1871 plus or minus 50
- Share under 180.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Population 65 and over5,160
- Share 65 and over68.4 percent
- Households4,222
- Family households2,869
- Share of households that are families68.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Longboat Key
- Median household income$158,030
- Per capita income$155,139
- Civilian labor force1,796
- Employed1,763
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over7,438
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Longboat Key
- Housing units9,935
- Occupied units4,222
- Vacant units5,713
- Vacancy rate57.5 percent
- Owner occupied3,953
- Renter occupied269 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate93.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,022,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent
- Single family units2,446
- Share single family24.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,070
- Share in buildings of two or more71.2 percent
- Mobile homes419 plus or minus 129
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Longboat Key gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute923 plus or minus 193
- Commuting under 15 minutes389 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more323 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone32.9 percent
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home45.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Longboat Key
SBA loans in Longboat Key (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$8,171,300
- Average approval$1,167,329
- Median approval$398,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported142
- Jobs per approval20.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises42.9 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Longboat Key, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Longboat Key (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,065,000
- Average approval$2,065,000
- Median approval$2,065,000
- Largest approval$2,065,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Longboat Key, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Longboat Key
- NFIP communityTown of Longboat Key
- NFIP community number125126
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date03/27/24
The Town of Longboat Key participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125126 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Manatee County, not Longboat Key
Manatee County context, not Longboat Key figures
- Establishments in Manatee County11,176
- Covered employment, Manatee County143,894
- Average annual pay, Manatee County$60,844
- Housing units permitted, Manatee County7,472
Every figure in this section is published for Manatee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Longboat Key.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Longboat Key questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Longboat Key, Florida?
7,539, in 4,222 households. Longboat Key town covers 4.08 square miles of land, which is 1,849 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Longboat Key in?
Longboat Key lies in more than one. By area it is 52.6 percent in Manatee County, 47.4 percent in Sarasota County. This page sits under Manatee County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Longboat Key?
$158,030. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,022,100. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Longboat Key businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $8.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $398,300, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Longboat Key, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Longboat Key borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Longboat Key. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Longboat Key in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Longboat Key appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Longboat Key, town of, community 125126, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Longboat Key figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Manatee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Longboat Key.
Is zoning published for Longboat Key?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.