Bradenton vs Palmetto

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

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

Bradenton has the higher population (56,289 vs 13,449 in Palmetto). Palmetto has the higher median household income ($61,538 vs $60,964 in Bradenton). Bradenton has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $256,700 in Palmetto).

Population, income & housing

	Bradenton	Palmetto
Population	56,289	13,449
Median age	45.5 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,964	$61,538
Median home value	$282,500	$256,700
Median gross rent	$1,475	$1,286
Housing units	29,124	7,222
Homeownership rate	57.6%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradenton	Palmetto
Population	56,551 → 56,289 (-0.5%)	13,611 → 13,449 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$46,776 → $60,964 (+30.3%)	$48,301 → $61,538 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $282,500 (+66.4%)	$156,700 → $256,700 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,475 (+32.1%)	$938 → $1,286 (+37.1%)

Bradenton

Population

56,55156,289

Median household income

$46,776$60,964

Median home value

$169,800$282,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,475

Palmetto

Population

13,61113,449

Median household income

$48,301$61,538

Median home value

$156,700$256,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradenton	Palmetto
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	15.3%
75 and over	13.0%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradenton	Palmetto
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	63.8%
Black or African American	13.5%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradenton	Palmetto
No high school diploma	11.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	31.3%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradenton	Palmetto
Drove alone	72.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	12.7%
Other means	2.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradenton	Palmetto
1-unit, detached	43.8%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	5.5%
20 or more units	17.2%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradenton	Palmetto
Poverty rate	14.2%	14.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1983	1980