Brandon is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 114,626 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Brandon is the 19th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Brandon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One thing that you will notice about Brandon is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Brandon a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
In terms of college education, Brandon is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.97% of adults in Brandon have a college degree.
The per capita income in Brandon in 2022 was $36,952, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,808 for a family of four. However, Brandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brandon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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. Brandon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brandon include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Brandon's cultural character, accounting for 18.53% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Brandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.