COMPARING TWO PLACES
Soso vs Brandon
PLACE A
Soso, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Soso is 100% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $28,435 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
SOSOBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population416119,767−100% vs Brandon
Population density2053,615−3,410
Population growth2.5%10.8%−8.3 pts
Median age34.637.3−2.7
Male44.5%48.5%−3.9 pts
Female55.5%51.5%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.7%17.7%−17.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%42.1%+34.2 pts
Black23.0%16.7%+6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%30.9%−30.9 pts
Asian0.7%4.3%−3.6 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income$51,250$79,685−$28,435
Per capita income$32,621$41,340−$8,719
Poverty rate7.3%11.4%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5120.432+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%33.8%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree9.7%11.1%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%4.6%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation57.7%65.5%−7.7 pts
Median home value$148,800$339,000−$190,200
Median gross rent$882$1,784−$902
Owner-occupied77.3%56.2%+21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%6.2%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households61.8%54.3%+7.4 pts
Average commute23.328.4−5.2
Worked from home2.4%18.1%−15.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.7%12.5%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024