Samoset vs West Bradenton

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

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

Samoset has the higher population (4,433 vs 4,017 in West Bradenton). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $51,780 in Samoset). West Bradenton has the higher median home value ($384,100 vs $171,400 in Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Samoset	West Bradenton
Population	4,433	4,017
Median age	42.0 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,780	$110,072
Median home value	$171,400	$384,100
Median gross rent	$1,355	$1,785
Housing units	1,343	1,680
Homeownership rate	63.2%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Samoset	West Bradenton
Population	4,399 → 4,433 (+0.8%)	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$36,966 → $51,780 (+40.1%)	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$103,700 → $171,400 (+65.3%)	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,355 (+28.8%)	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)

Samoset

Population

4,3994,433

Median household income

$36,966$51,780

Median home value

$103,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,355

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)

	Samoset	West Bradenton
Under 5	4.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.9%
75 and over	6.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Samoset	West Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	87.7%
Black or African American	21.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Samoset	West Bradenton
No high school diploma	44.3%	7.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Samoset	West Bradenton
Drove alone	74.6%	76.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.3%	14.0%
Other means	3.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Samoset	West Bradenton
1-unit, detached	92.3%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Samoset	West Bradenton
Poverty rate	17.4%	10.3%
Average household size	3.35	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1973	1967