Brandon.
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Mississippi·Rankin County
9 tracts·18K people·$279K median·709/mi²
White 69 · Black 27 · Hispanic 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 26 · Other 19
Retail 24 · Health 23 · Professional 19 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 12 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 23 · Service 17 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brandon is $278,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Brandon has 25,542 residents across 5 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 69.5% White, 27.1% Black, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Multiracial, 0.6% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.7 people; 41.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.5% (Census ACS).
Brandon Elementary (71%) and StoneBridge Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Brandon Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (68%); Brandon High School is the high school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,382/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brandon is $92,783 a year, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Brandon, median rent is $1,382/month and the median home value is $278,900 (Census ACS).
Brandon reported 0.9 violent crimes and 3.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches; snowfall averages 1 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brandon are hail (97), tornado (93) and heat wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Brandon, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).