Palmetto vs South Bradenton

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

Palmetto 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 13,449 in Palmetto). Palmetto has the higher median household income ($61,538 vs $47,914 in South Bradenton). Palmetto has the higher median home value ($256,700 vs $149,600 in South Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
Population	13,449	25,585
Median age	52.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,538	$47,914
Median home value	$256,700	$149,600
Median gross rent	$1,286	$1,230
Housing units	7,222	14,852
Homeownership rate	67.9%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
Population	13,611 → 13,449 (-1.2%)	25,227 → 25,585 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$48,301 → $61,538 (+27.4%)	$36,933 → $47,914 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$156,700 → $256,700 (+63.8%)	$83,900 → $149,600 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,286 (+37.1%)	$957 → $1,230 (+28.5%)

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

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)

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
Under 5	5.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.7%	10.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.9%	14.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	15.3%	12.1%
75 and over	14.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	56.5%
Black or African American	13.0%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
No high school diploma	11.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	30.7%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
Drove alone	70.5%	75.7%
Carpooled	13.4%	13.1%
Public transit	0.2%	3.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
1-unit, detached	37.0%	21.8%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	16.1%
20 or more units	18.7%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmetto	South Bradenton
Poverty rate	14.1%	16.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1980	1976