Holmes Beach vs West Bradenton

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

Holmes 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 3,042 in Holmes Beach). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $99,063 in Holmes Beach). Holmes Beach has the higher median home value ($667,800 vs $384,100 in West Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
Population	3,042	4,017
Median age	69.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$99,063	$110,072
Median home value	$667,800	$384,100
Median gross rent	$1,786	$1,785
Housing units	4,306	1,680
Homeownership rate	88.7%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.9%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
Population	4,243 → 3,042 (-28.3%)	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$73,525 → $99,063 (+34.7%)	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$618,400 → $667,800 (+8.0%)	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,325 → $1,786 (+34.8%)	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)

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

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)

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
Under 5	1.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	4.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	2.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	2.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	3.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.1%	20.7%
65 to 74	27.2%	12.9%
75 and over	30.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
No high school diploma	1.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	14.4%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
Drove alone	69.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	2.4%	7.3%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.3%	14.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
1-unit, detached	42.4%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holmes Beach	West Bradenton
Poverty rate	5.7%	10.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1975	1967