Memphis vs South Bradenton

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

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

South Bradenton has the higher population (25,585 vs 10,626 in Memphis). Memphis has the higher median household income ($71,967 vs $47,914 in South Bradenton). Memphis has the higher median home value ($292,200 vs $149,600 in South Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	South Bradenton
Population	10,626	25,585
Median age	35.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,967	$47,914
Median home value	$292,200	$149,600
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,230
Housing units	4,028	14,852
Homeownership rate	72.2%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	South Bradenton
Population	9,647 → 10,626 (+10.1%)	25,227 → 25,585 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$48,393 → $71,967 (+48.7%)	$36,933 → $47,914 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $292,200 (+86.1%)	$83,900 → $149,600 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,155 (+11.9%)	$957 → $1,230 (+28.5%)

Memphis

Population

9,64710,626

Median household income

$48,393$71,967

Median home value

$157,000$292,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,155

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)

	Memphis	South Bradenton
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	19.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.1%
75 and over	6.5%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	South Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	56.5%
Black or African American	29.0%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	South Bradenton
No high school diploma	11.9%	16.5%
High school graduate	42.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	South Bradenton
Drove alone	81.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	0.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	South Bradenton
1-unit, detached	76.3%	21.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	16.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	South Bradenton
Poverty rate	23.0%	16.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1988	1976