Brandon

Population: 462
Median household income: $64,625
Median home value: $174,000

Brandon is a community in Douglas County, Minnesota, home to 462 residents. At $64,625, its median household income sits below Douglas County's $77,264.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brandon's population declined 24.3% from 610 to 462, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $134,500 to $174,000.

The typical home was built around 1976. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 462
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,625
Median home value: $174,000
Median gross rent: $685
Housing units: 204
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

610462

Median household income

$53,500$64,625

Median home value

$134,500$174,000

Median gross rent

$558$685

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	610	$53,500	$134,500	$558
2020	674	$44,821	$129,000	$584
2021	608	$52,188	$146,900	$613
2022	573	$67,188	$175,000	$630
2023	462	$64,625	$174,000	$685

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5418.8%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	4.8%
5 to 17	97	21.0%
18 to 24	26	5.6%
25 to 34	38	8.2%
35 to 44	68	14.7%
45 to 54	87	18.8%
55 to 64	45	9.7%
65 to 74	33	7.1%
75 and over	46	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	444	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's44.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	1.3%
High school graduate	136	42.9%
Some college or associate's	142	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	24	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	226	88.3%
Carpooled	12	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.1%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	27.2%
15 to 29 min	161	66.3%
30 to 44 min	12	4.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 3.2% (15 of 462)

	Count	Share
Family households	96	53.6%
Nonfamily households	83	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179	87.7%
Vacant	25	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	66.5%
Renter-occupied	60	33.5%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	114	55.9%
1-unit, attached	10	4.9%
2 to 4 units	23	11.3%
5 to 19 units	29	14.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	13.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2707336
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.9669, -95.5940