Manatee Review

30.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bradenton in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.3 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 55,059.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bradenton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,030	12.7
Regular high school diploma	12,055	30.4
GED or alternative credential	1,773	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	2,868	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,773	14.6
Associate's degree	3,294	8.3
Bachelor's degree	5,861	14.8
Master's degree	2,287	5.8
Professional school degree	381	1
Doctorate degree	336	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.