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Bradenton Beach, Florida

Bradenton Beach, city, in Manatee County, Florida. Bradenton Beach had 921 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 908 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 733 (±157). GEOID 1207975.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

921

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 908 · ACS 2020-2024: 733 ±157

Median household income

$73,125

±$18,186 (90% margin)
Florida: $74,568

Median home value

$489,000

±$168,627 (90% margin)
Florida: $359,000

Median gross rent

$1,438

±$403 (90% margin)
Florida: $1,669

Where is Bradenton Beach and what county is it in?

Bradenton Beach is a city in Manatee County, Florida. It covers 0.5 square miles of land, 1,756 residents per square mile in 2020.

Bradenton Beach is in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Bradenton Beach (marked with a dot) in Manatee County, Florida. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Bradenton Beach, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 921 people lived in Bradenton Beach on July 1, 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than Florida (+8.9%). The 2020 Census counted 908 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 733 (±157).

  • July 2020→2021 +8 (915)
  • 2021→2022 +9 (924)
  • 2022→2023 +2 (926)
  • 2023→2024 +2 (928)
  • 2024→2025 −7 (921)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Bradenton BeachManatee CountyFlorida Change since 2015-2019
Total population 733 ±157 429,792 22,416,077 no clear change
Households 465 ±96 176,747 8,752,810 no clear change
Average household size 1.58 ±0.14 2.40 2.51 −0.35
Housing units 1,864 ±200 221,234 10,256,470 no clear change

Bradenton Beach's population since 2000

From 1,482 in 2000 to 921 in 2025: down 37.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Bradenton Beach as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,482
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,374
  • 2010 Census 1,171
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,231
  • 2020 Census 908
  • 2025 (estimate) 921

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Bradenton Beach?

The median resident of Bradenton Beach is 70.0 years old. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.6%. 5.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Bradenton BeachManatee CountyFlorida Change since 2015-2019
Median age 70.0 ±2.2 49.6 42.6 +5.4
Under 18 years 4.2% ±4.3 pts 17.5% 19.5% –
65 years and over 65.2% ±9.2 pts 28.5% 21.3% –
Male 41.7% ±6.1 pts 48.5% 49.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0% ±1.1 pts 18.3% 27.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 94.8% ±3.6 pts 67.6% 50.4% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±6.9 pts 7.6% 14.6% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.7% ±0.8 pts 2.2% 2.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±6.9 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±6.9 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.6% ±2.7 pts 3.8% 3.8% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 1.0% ±1.3 pts 0.4% 0.7% –
Born outside the United States 5.0% ±2.6 pts 14.5% 21.9% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 2.5% ±1.8 pts 19.8% 30.6% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.0% ±3.3 pts 9.0% 7.4% –
With a disability 13.5% ±5.1 pts 15.5% 13.7% –
No health insurance coverage 1.9% ±2.1 pts 11.8% 11.5% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 98.7% ±1.5 pts 90.9% 89.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 54.8% ±10.2 pts 35.4% 34.1% +17.5 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 17.7% ±5.4 pts 13.4% 12.9% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.0% ±3.6 pts 86.0% 86.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 4.5% ±2.9 pts 4.4% 2.9% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Bradenton Beach earn?

Half of Bradenton Beach's 465 households earn less than $73,125 a year (±$18,186), against $78,457 in Manatee County and $74,568 in Florida. In 2015-2019 it was $72,816 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 8.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Bradenton BeachManatee CountyFlorida Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $73,125 ±$18,186 $78,457 $74,568 no clear change
Mean household income $112,840 ±$29,033 $109,837 $105,967 –
Per capita income $72,240 ±$21,356 $46,573 $42,609 no clear change
People below the poverty line 8.7% ±4.4 pts 9.8% 12.6% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 12.9% ±25.2 pts 12.8% 16.5% –
Households receiving SNAP 1.3% ±1.6 pts 7.5% 12.6% –
Households with a computer 98.9% ±1.0 pts 96.7% 96.6% –
Households with a broadband subscription 95.9% ±2.9 pts 91.7% 91.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Bradenton Beach?

Owners occupy 86.2% of Bradenton Beach's occupied homes and renters 13.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $489,000 by its owner (±$168,627). The median renter pays $1,438 a month including utilities, and 49.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Bradenton BeachManatee CountyFlorida Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $489,000 ±$168,627 $391,400 $359,000 no clear change
Median gross rent $1,438 ±$403 $1,671 $1,669 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 49.2% ±22.0 pts 51.0% 50.2% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,723 ±$383 $2,079 $1,959 –
Owner-occupied homes 86.2% ±5.6 pts 74.3% 67.6% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 13.8% ±5.6 pts 25.7% 32.4% –
Housing units 1,864 ±200 221,234 10,256,470 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 10.5% ±6.2 pts 2.0% 1.4% –
Rental vacancy rate 88.4% ±4.3 pts 14.1% 7.6% –
Single-family detached homes 20.9% ±5.0 pts 53.5% 54.7% –
Mobile homes 13.5% ±3.2 pts 13.7% 8.0% –
Built 2020 or later 1.0% ±1.1 pts 5.5% 3.2% –
Built 2010 to 2019 5.3% ±2.7 pts 16.9% 11.0% –
Built 1939 or earlier 5.1% ±3.1 pts 1.5% 1.9% –
Households with no vehicle 5.4% ±4.3 pts 4.4% 6.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Bradenton Beach building?

Builders took permits for 8 new housing units in Bradenton Beach in 2025 (8 in single-family houses), 8.7 per 1,000 residents against 7.6 across Florida.

  • 2019 6 units
  • 2020 7 units
  • 2021 11 units
  • 2022 16 units
  • 2023 14 units
  • 2024 12 units
  • 2025 8 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Bradenton Beach work and get to work?

47.6% of Bradenton Beach's workers drive alone and 41.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 46.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Bradenton BeachManatee CountyFlorida Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 41.4% ±7.2 pts 54.9% 59.8% –
Unemployment rate 2.7% ±2.8 pts 4.6% 4.8% –
Drove alone to work 47.6% ±17.6 pts 69.9% 70.2% –
Carpooled 4.7% ±4.3 pts 9.9% 9.2% –
Public transportation 4.0% ±6.1 pts 0.3% 1.2% –
Walked 1.1% ±2.4 pts 1.5% 1.4% –
Worked from home 41.1% ±18.5 pts 15.8% 15.7% +20.9 pts
Mean travel time to work 46.3 min ±16.6 27.3 min 28.0 min +22.0 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Bradenton Beach?

1 census tract lies mostly in Bradenton Beach, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Bradenton Beach, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Bradenton Beach
Tract 17.01Manatee County1,043 $65,455 $609,50064%
Tract 11.08Manatee County3,279 $70,670 $346,1002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Bradenton Beach) · Census block assignment files

How does Bradenton Beach compare with other places in Florida?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Bradenton Beach is the 10,632nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 338th-most populous of 411 in Florida.

Bradenton Beach is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Bradenton Beach's rank in Florida (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate338th411

Bradenton Beach's figures with every place in Florida (CSV)

Every place in Florida, sortable · Compare Bradenton Beach with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Bradenton Beach?

18 of the 57 figures for Bradenton Beach on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Bradenton Beach are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Bradenton Beach.