place

Brandon, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Brandon, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

25,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,783

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.0% since 2018

Brandon added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,756 (69.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,921 (27.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race406 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races146 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone131 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone92 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish563
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)76
  3. 3.Other Indo-European49
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic46
  5. 5.Arabic20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,526

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$39,780

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care3,243
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,230
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,047
  4. 4.Other Services988
  5. 5.Public Administration970

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,448
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,762
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,004
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,229
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations538

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.80×)988
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.76×)970
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.58×)1,230
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)378
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)3,243

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$255,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,261/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,874 (24.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,463 (19.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,395 (18.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999626 (8.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999571 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999447 (5.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,779

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,584 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled1,147 (9.9%)
  • Worked at Home726 (6.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other106 (0.9%)
  • Walked42 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.