Bradenton Beach vs West Bradenton

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

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

West Bradenton has the higher population (4,017 vs 777 in Bradenton Beach). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $72,891 in Bradenton Beach). Bradenton Beach has the higher median home value ($469,300 vs $384,100 in West Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
Population	777	4,017
Median age	68.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,891	$110,072
Median home value	$469,300	$384,100
Median gross rent	$1,336	$1,785
Housing units	1,900	1,680
Homeownership rate	87.2%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
Population	836 → 777 (-7.1%)	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$59,167 → $72,891 (+23.2%)	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$369,700 → $469,300 (+26.9%)	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,214 → $1,336 (+10.0%)	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)

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

West Bradenton

Population

4,0654,017

Median household income

$63,152$110,072

Median home value

$249,900$384,100

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	3.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	4.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	4.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	19.0%	20.7%
65 to 74	34.9%	12.9%
75 and over	27.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
Drove alone	53.8%	76.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.3%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	5.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	29.5%	14.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
1-unit, detached	17.9%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.5%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradenton Beach	West Bradenton
Poverty rate	8.6%	10.3%
Average household size	1.63	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	1973	1967