Bradenton Beach vs Holmes Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Holmes Beach has the higher population (3,042 vs 777 in Bradenton Beach). Holmes Beach has the higher median household income ($99,063 vs $72,891 in Bradenton Beach). Holmes Beach has the higher median home value ($667,800 vs $469,300 in Bradenton Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
Population	777	3,042
Median age	68.9 yrs	69.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,891	$99,063
Median home value	$469,300	$667,800
Median gross rent	$1,336	$1,786
Housing units	1,900	4,306
Homeownership rate	87.2%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	61.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
Population	836 → 777 (-7.1%)	4,243 → 3,042 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$59,167 → $72,891 (+23.2%)	$73,525 → $99,063 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$369,700 → $469,300 (+26.9%)	$618,400 → $667,800 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,214 → $1,336 (+10.0%)	$1,325 → $1,786 (+34.8%)

Bradenton Beach

Population

836777

Median household income

$59,167$72,891

Median home value

$369,700$469,300

Median gross rent

$1,214$1,336

Holmes Beach

Population

4,2433,042

Median household income

$73,525$99,063

Median home value

$618,400$667,800

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	3.9%	4.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	5.8%	2.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	3.7%
45 to 54	4.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	34.9%	27.2%
75 and over	27.0%	30.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	22.0%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
Drove alone	53.8%	69.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.4%
Public transit	3.8%	3.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	5.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	20.3%
Other means	2.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
1-unit, detached	17.9%	42.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	24.5%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	13.6%
20 or more units	17.1%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Bradenton Beach	Holmes Beach
Poverty rate	8.6%	5.7%
Average household size	1.63	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	38	31
Median year structure built	1973	1975