Bradenton vs South Bradenton

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

Bradenton and South Bradenton 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 25,585 in South Bradenton). Bradenton has the higher median household income ($60,964 vs $47,914 in South Bradenton). Bradenton has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $149,600 in South Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
Population	56,289	25,585
Median age	45.5 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,964	$47,914
Median home value	$282,500	$149,600
Median gross rent	$1,475	$1,230
Housing units	29,124	14,852
Homeownership rate	57.6%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
Population	56,551 → 56,289 (-0.5%)	25,227 → 25,585 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$46,776 → $60,964 (+30.3%)	$36,933 → $47,914 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $282,500 (+66.4%)	$83,900 → $149,600 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,475 (+32.1%)	$957 → $1,230 (+28.5%)

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

South Bradenton

Population

25,22725,585

Median household income

$36,933$47,914

Median home value

$83,900$149,600

Median gross rent

$957$1,230

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.1%
75 and over	13.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	56.5%
Black or African American	13.5%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
No high school diploma	11.3%	16.5%
High school graduate	31.3%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
Drove alone	72.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	11.9%	13.1%
Public transit	0.8%	3.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	3.3%
Other means	2.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
1-unit, detached	43.8%	21.8%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	16.1%
20 or more units	17.2%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradenton	South Bradenton
Poverty rate	14.2%	16.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1983	1976