Brandon vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Brandon and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

Brandon and Richland are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brandon has the higher population (25,352 vs 7,250 in Richland). Brandon has the higher median household income ($93,073 vs $63,611 in Richland). Brandon has the higher median home value ($255,900 vs $131,300 in Richland).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Richland
Population	25,352	7,250
Median age	42.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,073	$63,611
Median home value	$255,900	$131,300
Median gross rent	$1,261	$1,146
Housing units	9,431	3,128
Homeownership rate	83.2%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Richland
Population	23,930 → 25,352 (+5.9%)	7,175 → 7,250 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$78,573 → $93,073 (+18.5%)	$47,495 → $63,611 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $255,900 (+40.7%)	$131,100 → $131,300 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$982 → $1,261 (+28.4%)	$961 → $1,146 (+19.3%)

Brandon

Population

23,93025,352

Median household income

$78,573$93,073

Median home value

$181,900$255,900

Median gross rent

$982$1,261

Richland

Population

7,1757,250

Median household income

$47,495$63,611

Median home value

$131,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$961$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Richland
Under 5	5.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	71.4%
Black or African American	22.6%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	3.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Richland
No high school diploma	4.4%	11.2%
High school graduate	17.3%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Richland
Drove alone	82.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Richland
1-unit, detached	84.2%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Richland
Poverty rate	7.9%	14.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1995	1993