BRADENTON FLORIDA RESOURCES AND INFORMATIONBradenton Florida Chamber of CommerceP.O Box 321
222 10th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34206-0321
(941)748-3411
Fax: (941)745-1877
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Please contact the Utility Billing Department at 708-6200 or stop by City Hall at 101 Old Main Street for details.
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Bradenton Florida School Information
Bradenton Population (year 2000): 4,444
Males: 2,118 (47.7%), Females: 2,326 (52.3%)
County: Manatee
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Zip code: 34209
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $52,989 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,100 (year 2000)
New: West Bradenton, FL residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in West Bradenton:
White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.6%), Irish (15.7%), English (14.1%), United States (9.3%), Italian (6.7%), French (5.0%).
For population 25 years and over in West Bradenton
High school or higher: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Bradenton CDP
Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 65.5%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 11.3%
3.8% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.2% Latin America, 0.7% North America).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sarasota, FL (12.5 miles, pop. 52,715).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (19.8 miles, pop. 248,232).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (891.2 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Bradenton, FL (2.6 miles), Palmetto, FL (2.8 miles), South Bradenton, FL (3.8 miles), West Samoset, FL (4.4 miles), Memphis, FL (4.4 miles), Cortez, FL (4.8 miles), Samoset, FL (5.2 miles), Bayshore Gardens, FL (5.3 miles).
Area code commonly used in this area: 941
Industries providing employment:
Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (13.2%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.1%).
Average weather in West Bradenton, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temp. (°F) 61.5 62.9 67.1 70.9 76.6 80.8 82.1 82.3 81.0 75.3 69.2 63.4
High temperature (°F) 71.7 73.0 77.0 81.4 86.9 90.0 90.9 90.8 89.4 84.7 79.0 73.5
Low temperature (°F) 51.3 52.7 57.1 60.3 66.4 71.6 73.2 73.6 72.5 65.8 59.4 53.3
Precipitation (in) 2.9 2.8 3.3 1.9 2.9 7.1 8.2 9.1 7.3 2.8 2.3 2.5
Normal climate around West Bradenton, Florida
Based on data reported by main weather stations
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days with precip. 7 7 7 5 6 12 16 16 13 7 5 6
Wind speed (mph) 8.6 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.6 7.9 7.1 6.9 7.6 8.3 8.2 8.3
Morning humidity (%) 87 86 87 86 85 86 87 90 91 89 88 88
Afternoon humidity (%) 60 57 55 52 53 60 64 65 63 58 58 60
Sunshine (%) 63 65 71 75 75 67 62 61 61 65 64 61
Days clear of clouds 10 9 11 11 11 6 3 3 5 11 12 10
Partly cloudy days 10 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 14 10 10 10
Cloudy days 12 10 10 8 8 10 12 11 11 9 9 11
Snowfall (in) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hospitals/medical centers near West Bradenton:
BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; BRADENTON, FL)
MANATEE GLEN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BRADENTON, FL)
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BRADENTON, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Bradenton:
SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 10 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
MAC DILL AFB (about 24 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 28 miles; ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; ID: PIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Bradenton:
AIRPORT MANATEE (about 12 miles; PALMETTO, FL; ID: 48X)
ALBERT WHITTED (about 18 miles; ST PETERSBURG, FL; ID: SPG)
PETER O KNIGHT (about 31 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Bradenton:
MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 42 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 58 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)
West Bradenton compared to Florida state average:
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Strongest AM radio stations in West Bradenton:
WBRD (1420 AM; 3 kW; PALMETTO, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WWPR (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: GREENROSE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WIBQ (1220 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NOVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLSS (930 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRXB (1590 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP OF FLORIDA, INC.)
WDAE (620 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Bradenton:
WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
WSSR (95.7 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM; CORAL COVE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WFTI-FM (91.7 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WKZM (104.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WYUU (92.5 FM; SAFETY HARBOR, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WLLD (98.7 FM; HOLMES BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Bradenton:
WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W48CN (Channel 48; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
W34AW (Channel 34; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
W33CC (Channel 33; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
WSPF-CA (Channel 35; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG)
WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WARP-CA (Channel 20; TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WXAX-LP (Channel 26; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)
W36CO (Channel 36; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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