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Moving to Bradenton, Florida

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Population: 49,504. Estimated population in July 2024: 53,917 (+8.9% change)
Males: 23,485 (47.4%), Females: 26,019 (52.6%)

Manatee County

Zip codes: 34201, 34202, 34203, 34205, 34207, 34208, 34209, 34210.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $34,902
Median house value: $95,500

Population by Race

Races in Bradenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
  • Black (15.1%)
  • Hispanic (11.3%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.0%), English (12.1%), Irish (10.9%), United States (6.7%), Italian (5.5%), French (3.8%).

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles

Map of Bradenton, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bradenton

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bradenton city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

8.5% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,543 (+12.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Bradenton:

  • BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER (2020 59TH ST W)
  • MANATEE GLEN HOSPITAL (2020 26TH AVE E BOX 9478)
  • MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (206 2 ST E)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bradenton:

  • SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 8 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; Abbreviation: SRQ)
  • MAC DILL AFB (about 25 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: MCF)
  • ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 30 miles; ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; Abbreviation: PIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bradenton:

  • AIRPORT MANATEE (about 11 miles; PALMETTO, FL; Abbreviation: 48X)
  • ALBERT WHITTED (about 19 miles; ST PETERSBURG, FL; Abbreviation: SPG)
  • PETER O KNIGHT (about 31 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPF)

Amtrak station:
BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Bradenton:

  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,539; Location: 5840 26TH ST W; Public)
  • MANATEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 1,796; Location: 5603 34TH ST W; Public; Website: www.mcsb.org/school/mti)
  • BRADENTON BEAUTY AND BARBER ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 11; Location: 5505 MANATEE AVE W; Private, for-profit)
  • GOSPEL CRUSADE INSTITUTE OF MINISTRY (Location: RTE 2 BOX 279 1200 GLORY WAY BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bradenton:

  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 42 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 57 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)

Schools

Public high schools in Bradenton:

  • LAKEWOOD RANCH SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,418; Location: 5500 LAKEWOOD RANCH BOULE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,086; Location: 1 HURRICANE LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,860; Location: 1200 37TH AVENUE, E; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,817; Location: 5401 34TH STREET, W; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (Students: 206; Location: 6210 – 17TH AVENUE, W; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PAL OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 202 13TH AVENUE E; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GULF COAST MARINE INSTITUTE (Students: 49; Location: 301 – 7TH STREET, E; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high schools in Bradenton:

  • BRADENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 759; Location: 3304 43RD ST W; Grades: PK – 12)
  • SAINT STEPHENS EPISCOPAL SCHOO (Students: 652; Location: 315 41ST STREET WEST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BRADENTON ACADEMY (Students: 442; Location: 6210 17TH AVE WEST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 5500 18TH ST EAST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • GULFCOAST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18; Location: 1700 51ST AVE E; Grades: 4 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bradenton:

  • BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,320; Location: 6215 RIVER CLUB BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,238; Location: 9501 STATE ROAD 64 EAST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 999; Location: 600 75TH STREET, NW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • A. LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 973; Location: 4000 – 53RD AVENUE, W; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 899; Location: 3801 59TH STREET, W; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LOUISE R. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 850; Location: 2121 26TH AVENUE, E; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 850; Location: 6120 26TH STREET, W; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GILBERT W. MCNEAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 824; Location: 6325 LORRRAINE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 806; Location: 6950 LINGER LODGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 786; Location: 3801 SOUTHERN PARKWAY, W; Grades: PK – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Bradenton:

  • ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 2990 26TH STREET WEST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CENTER FOR EDUCATION (Students: 183; Location: 6024 26TH STREET WEST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SUNSHINE ACADEMY (Students: 141; Location: 2520 43RD ST WEST; Grades: KG – 5)
  • ELLEN MEADE SCH OF CREATIVE LE (Students: 98; Location: 1323 63RD AVE EAST; Grades: PK – 2)
  • GULF COAST MARINE INSTITUTE (Students: 87; Location: 301 7TH STREET EAST; Grades: UG – UG)
  • NICHOLSON SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 3700 32ND STREET WEST; Grades: UG – UG)
  • WEST COAST JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 67; Location: 1112 49TH AVENUE EAST; Grades: PK – 10)
  • PEACE LUTHERAN (Students: 63; Location: 1611 30TH AVE W; Grades: KG – 8)
  • THE MOORE SCHOOL INC (Students: 48; Location: 1212 43RD ST WEST; Grades: PK – 2)
  • WEST FLORIDA PRIVATE ACADEMY (Students: 9; Location: 701 46TH ST EAST; Grades: KG – 4)

Libraries

Library in Bradenton:

  • MANATEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $5,517,498; Location: 1301 BARCARROTA BLVD., WEST; 349,168 books; 19,281 audio materials; 24,860 video materials; 1,004 serial subscriptions)

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