West Bradenton vs Whitfield

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

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

Whitfield has the higher population (4,745 vs 4,017 in West Bradenton). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $102,200 in Whitfield). Whitfield has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $384,100 in West Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
Population	4,017	4,745
Median age	47.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,072	$102,200
Median home value	$384,100	$415,200
Median gross rent	$1,785	$2,059
Housing units	1,680	1,873
Homeownership rate	87.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
Population	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)	3,743 → 4,745 (+26.8%)
Median household income	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)	$85,391 → $102,200 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)	$261,000 → $415,200 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)	$1,042 → $2,059 (+97.6%)

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

Whitfield

Population

3,7434,745

Median household income

$85,391$102,200

Median home value

$261,000$415,200

Median gross rent

$1,042$2,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
Under 5	5.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	16.8%
55 to 64	20.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.4%
75 and over	9.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	22.1%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
Drove alone	76.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.4%
Worked from home	14.0%	18.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
1-unit, detached	98.0%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Bradenton	Whitfield
Poverty rate	10.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.72	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1967	1970