Mississippi · Census place 08300
Brandon, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Brandon, Mississippi (Brandon, MS — Census place “Brandon city”) is 25,352 residents, ranking #16 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $93,073, the median home is worth $255,900 and median gross rent runs $1,261 a month. Looking for the Brandon Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Brandon, MS: 39042.
- Population
- 25,352Brandon city residents
- Median household income
- $93,073Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $255,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,261Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.2%Owner-occupied households
Brandon ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Brandon.
The Brandon MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Brandon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brandon city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 83.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Brandon city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Brandon city is a small city in Mississippi, with 25,352 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #16 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 42.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Brandon city earn a median of $93,073 a year, 18.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 111% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Brandon city is valued at $255,900, 15.7% below the national figure and 111% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,261 a month, 10.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,132 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 83.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Ridgeland city 24,548
- Starkville city 25,611
- Columbus city 23,616
- Oxford city 26,086
- Pascagoula city 21,812
- Horn Lake city 26,622
- Vicksburg city 20,944
- Clinton city 27,418
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Brandon city?
- Brandon city has 25,352 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #16 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Brandon city?
- Median household income in Brandon city is $93,073 a year, 18.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Brandon city?
- Median gross rent is $1,261 a month and the median home value is $255,900, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
- Is Brandon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Brandon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Brandon city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.