Brandon

Population: 10,996
Median household income: $104,806
Median home value: $317,300

Located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Brandon is a community with a population of 10,996. At $104,806, its median household income sits above Minnehaha County's $76,074.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brandon's population grew 10.7% from 9,934 to 10,996, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $225,200 to $317,300.

73.8% of workers drive to work alone. 77.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,996
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $104,806
Median home value: $317,300
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 4,221
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,93410,996

Median household income

$87,250$104,806

Median home value

$225,200$317,300

Median gross rent

$926$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,934	$87,250	$225,200	$926
2020	10,030	$93,536	$245,500	$905
2021	10,745	$96,367	$264,000	$884
2022	10,919	$101,747	$304,700	$972
2023	10,996	$104,806	$317,300	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	840	7.6%
5 to 17	2,543	23.1%
18 to 24	386	3.5%
25 to 34	1,200	10.9%
35 to 44	1,833	16.7%
45 to 54	1,452	13.2%
55 to 64	1,177	10.7%
65 to 74	958	8.7%
75 and over	607	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,996	90.9%
Black or African American	335	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	490	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	2.6%
High school graduate	1,544	21.4%
Some college or associate's	2,555	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,954	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	983	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,448	73.8%
Carpooled	359	6.0%
Public transit	60	1.0%
Walked	57	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	993	16.5%
Other means	107	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,545	30.7%
15 to 29 min	2,823	56.1%
30 to 44 min	503	10.0%
45 to 59 min	54	1.1%
60+ min	106	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 2.6% (286 of 10,947)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,900	71.1%
Nonfamily households	1,181	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,081	96.7%
Vacant	140	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,276	80.3%
Renter-occupied	805	19.7%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,267	77.4%
1-unit, attached	231	5.5%
2 to 4 units	110	2.6%
5 to 19 units	359	8.5%
20 or more units	254	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4606840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 43.5929, -96.5838