CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Brandon

South Dakota · 5,693 residents · 5.72 sq mi

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With 5,693 people, Brandon is a city in South Dakota. Households here earn about 66% more than in South Dakota as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 12.4%. The median age is 31.3, younger than the US median of 35.2. There are 1,753 fewer people here than in 2009.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 35.2

More educated

31% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,693

−24%vs 2009

vs 7,446 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−4%vs 2009

vs 32.7 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

5.72 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.8%(557)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.1%(520)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198%(457)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.2%(239)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.1%(914)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.8%(1,072)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.7%(666)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.5%(315)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.8%(214)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.2%(127)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(48)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$58,421

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $63,295 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,869

−22%vs 2009

vs $25,591 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$114,100

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $156,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$587

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $651 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 80.2% in 2009

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(7,238)

Black1%(72)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(61)

Asian0.5%(35)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(5,576)

Black0.4%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(24)

Asian0.2%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(552)

Puerto Rican0.3%(30)

Central American0.3%(29)

Guatemalan0.3%(29)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

German36%(3,960)

Norwegian13.2%(1,447)

Irish9.2%(1,014)

American7.1%(783)

English6%(657)

Dutch4.8%(532)

Swedish2.5%(270)

Scottish2.3%(254)

Italian2.2%(238)

Czech1.9%(212)

Polish1.8%(195)

Subsaharan African0.9%(103)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Ethiopian0.9%(103)

Russian0.8%(85)

French0.8%(84)

Danish0.8%(83)

British0.6%(61)

Welsh0.5%(52)

Finnish0.4%(42)

West Indian0.3%(30)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Greek0.2%(18)

Croatian0.2%(17)

Australian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Syrian0.1%(10)

Belgian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 30.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

93.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.0% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 8.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.5 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.2%(401)

Married70.4%(1,399)

Widowed0.9%(18)

Divorced8.5%(169)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(368)

Married66.1%(1,385)

Widowed6%(125)

Divorced10.4%(218)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 87.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41%(227)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.2%(228)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 553 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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