COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marion vs Brandon
PLACE A
Marion, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Marion is 95% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $49,023 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -7%).
MARIONBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,028119,767−95% vs Brandon
Population density1,3463,615−2,268
Population growth-7.1%10.8%−17.8 pts
Median age43.937.3+6.6
Male45.1%48.5%−3.4 pts
Female54.9%51.5%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%17.7%−17.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.2%42.1%−11.9 pts
Black66.7%16.7%+50.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%30.9%−30.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other2.7%6.0%−3.3 pts
Median household income$30,662$79,685−$49,023
Per capita income$21,210$41,340−$20,130
Poverty rate26.8%11.4%+15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.432+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%33.8%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree12.1%11.1%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.6%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation45.4%65.5%−20.1 pts
Median home value$137,300$339,000−$201,700
Median gross rent$651$1,784−$1,133
Owner-occupied47.8%56.2%−8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%6.2%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%54.3%−24.4 pts
Average commute26.428.4−2.1
Worked from home5.1%18.1%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.7%12.5%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024