COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake vs Brandon
PLACE A
Lake, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Lake is 100% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $47,542 higher. Lake has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs 11%).
LAKEBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population470119,767−100% vs Brandon
Population density933,615−3,522
Population growth46.6%10.8%+35.8 pts
Median age37.037.3−0.3
Male39.8%48.5%−8.6 pts
Female60.2%51.5%+8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.8%17.7%−16.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.8%42.1%−9.3 pts
Black61.5%16.7%+44.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%30.9%−30.3 pts
Asian0.4%4.3%−3.9 pts
Other4.8%6.0%−1.2 pts
Median household income$32,143$79,685−$47,542
Per capita income$20,179$41,340−$21,161
Poverty rate15.5%11.4%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.432Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%33.8%−23.1 pts
Graduate degree0.9%11.1%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation59.0%65.5%−6.5 pts
Median home value$77,000$339,000−$262,000
Median gross rent$729$1,784−$1,055
Owner-occupied51.9%56.2%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%6.2%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%54.3%−30.6 pts
Average commute23.028.4−5.4
Worked from home1.3%18.1%−16.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.5%12.5%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024