Ellenton vs West Bradenton

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

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

Ellenton has the higher population (5,454 vs 4,017 in West Bradenton). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $69,191 in Ellenton). West Bradenton has the higher median home value ($384,100 vs $278,100 in Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
Population	5,454	4,017
Median age	44.3 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$110,072
Median home value	$278,100	$384,100
Median gross rent	$1,600	$1,785
Housing units	2,083	1,680
Homeownership rate	66.5%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
Population	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)

Ellenton

Population

4,1925,454

Median household income

$56,937$69,191

Median home value

$121,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$887$1,600

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)

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
Under 5	4.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	4.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.9%
75 and over	14.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	87.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.8%
High school graduate	46.5%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
Drove alone	62.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	22.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.2%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
1-unit, detached	61.6%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellenton	West Bradenton
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.82	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1988	1967