COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendenhall vs Brandon
PLACE A
Mendenhall, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Mendenhall is 98% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $39,544 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -12%).
MENDENHALLBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,115119,767−98% vs Brandon
Population density3953,615−3,219
Population growth-12.2%10.8%−22.9 pts
Median age47.337.3+10.0
Male46.9%48.5%−1.5 pts
Female53.1%51.5%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%17.7%−17.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.5%42.1%+20.4 pts
Black35.4%16.7%+18.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%30.9%−29.9 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other1.1%6.0%−4.9 pts
Median household income$40,141$79,685−$39,544
Per capita income$24,173$41,340−$17,167
Poverty rate31.7%11.4%+20.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%33.8%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree8.6%11.1%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%4.6%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation47.7%65.5%−17.8 pts
Median home value$125,900$339,000−$213,100
Median gross rent$816$1,784−$968
Owner-occupied70.7%56.2%+14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%6.2%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households22.8%54.3%−31.5 pts
Average commute27.928.4−0.5
Worked from home0.7%18.1%−17.4 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.2%+0.7 pts
Uninsured5.6%12.5%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024