Bradenton

Population & Demographics

Bradenton, FL

Bradenton is home to 57,014 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,217 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,014
people
Population

57,014 residents

Median age 47.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bradenton population & demographics

Who lives in Bradenton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
57,014
Median age
47.8yrs
Median household income
$60,822
Median home value
$309,400
Median gross rent
$1,618/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.3%
Poverty rate
14.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bradenton

How Bradenton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White60.2%
Hispanic or Latino20.9%
Black12.2%
Two or more races3.7%
Asian2.3%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Bradenton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bradenton.

Bradenton at a glance
Employed Residents
24,217
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sarasota
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bradenton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bradenton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

56
Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bradenton

24,217 commutes, one dot at a time

Bradenton

Where 24,217 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bradenton, by worker count.

1Bradenton0.0 mi4,456
2Sarasota10.7 mi1,584
3South Bradenton1.9 mi829
4Tampa34.1 mi759
5Lakewood Ranch11.3 mi682
6St. Petersburg21.1 mi482
7Fruitville12.9 mi416
8Palmetto2.3 mi414

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bradenton.

1Bradenton0.0 mi4,456
2South Bradenton1.9 mi1,393
3Lakewood Ranch11.3 mi1,213
4Bayshore Gardens3.8 mi1,034
5Palmetto2.3 mi861
6Sarasota10.7 mi749
7St. Petersburg21.1 mi646
8Memphis3.7 mi634

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bradenton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.0%
EDEducational Services19.0%
PAPublic Administration11.0%
RTRetail Trade7.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.4%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.7%
MFManufacturing4.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bradenton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps6%
See all internet providers in Bradenton

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