Brandenburg vs Ekron

A side-by-side comparison of Brandenburg and Ekron: population, income, housing, and more.

Brandenburg and Ekron are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brandenburg has the higher population (2,907 vs 135 in Ekron). Brandenburg has the higher median household income ($48,281 vs $41,250 in Ekron). Brandenburg has the higher median home value ($208,100 vs $107,100 in Ekron).

Population, income & housing

	Brandenburg	Ekron
Population	2,907	135
Median age	41.4 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,281	$41,250
Median home value	$208,100	$107,100
Median gross rent	$701	$733
Housing units	1,162	69
Homeownership rate	51.2%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandenburg	Ekron
Population	2,842 → 2,907 (+2.3%)	258 → 135 (-47.7%)
Median household income	$43,971 → $48,281 (+9.8%)	$47,188 → $41,250 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $208,100 (+42.1%)	$59,600 → $107,100 (+79.7%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $701 (-0.3%)	$833 → $733 (-12.0%)

Brandenburg

Population

2,8422,907

Median household income

$43,971$48,281

Median home value

$146,400$208,100

Median gross rent

$703$701

Ekron

Population

258135

Median household income

$47,188$41,250

Median home value

$59,600$107,100

Median gross rent

$833$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandenburg	Ekron
Under 5	3.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	7.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	19.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	28.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	14.8%
75 and over	9.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandenburg	Ekron
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandenburg	Ekron
No high school diploma	11.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	39.6%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandenburg	Ekron
Drove alone	75.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandenburg	Ekron
1-unit, detached	53.4%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	30.4%

Poverty & households

	Brandenburg	Ekron
Poverty rate	23.2%	32.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	31	39
Median year structure built	1979	1972