Bradenton is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 49,908 people and 23 constituent neighborhoods, Bradenton is the 48th largest community in Florida.

Bradenton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bradenton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bradenton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.86%), sales jobs (12.45%), and management occupations (7.05%).

One of the nice things about Bradenton is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bradenton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bradenton's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Bradenton Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Bradenton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.50% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bradenton in 2000 was $20,133, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,532 for a family of four.

Bradenton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bradenton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bradenton is White, followed by African-American. Bradenton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bradenton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Bradenton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.