Brandon is a city located in Rankin County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,436. It is the county seat of Rankin County⁶.

Brandon native Mary Ann Mobley was Miss America in 1959 and went on to an acting career.

Geography

Brandon is located at 32°16'49" North, 89°59'54" West (32.280330, -89.998470)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.3 km˛ (21.3 mi˛). 55.1 km˛ (21.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.37% water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 16,436 people, 6,295 households, and 4,595 families residing in the city. The population density is 298.5/km˛ (773.2/mi˛). There are 6,540 housing units at an average density of 118.8/km˛ (307.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 86.61% White, 11.89% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,295 households out of which 36.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% are non-families. 23.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.00.

In the city the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $53,246, and the median income for a family is $63,098. Males have a median income of $42,414 versus $28,128 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,020. 6.0% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Links

City of Brandon, MS (http://www.cityofbrandon.net/)

External links

• Maps and aerial photos (http://kvaleberg.com/pac/index.php/Special:Mapsources/32.28033_N_-89.99847_E_100000_type:city_area:US)
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=32.28033&longitude=-89.99847&zoom=6) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.28033,-89.99847)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=32.28033&lon=-89.99847&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-89.99847&lat=32.28033&w=750&h=500)