Because of many things, Brandon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Brandon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Brandon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small city, Brandon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Brandon ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Brandon, 43.02% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Brandon in 2022 was $38,452, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,808 for a family of four. However, Brandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brandon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brandon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brandon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brandon include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Brandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
