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Population (year 2000): 16,436. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,390 (+18.0% change)
Males: 7,788 (47.4%), Females: 8,648 (52.6%)
Rankin County
Zip codes:
39042,
39047.
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $53,246 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,400 (year 2000)
Races in Brandon:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
- Black (11.9%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (18.4%), Irish (9.9%),
English (9.7%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), French
(2.8%).
Elevation: 486 feet
Land area: 21.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brandon
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brandon city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.1%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +4,176 (+34.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Brandon:
- RANKIN MEDICAL CENTER (350 CROSSGATES BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brandon:
- WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
WHITFIELD, MS)
- WOMAN'S HOSPITAL AT RIVER OAKS (about 8 miles;
FLOWOOD, MS)
- BRENTWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 8 miles;
JACKSON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brandon:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 73 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 87 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brandon:
- BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 13 miles; MADISON, MS;
ID: MBO)
- HAWKINS FIELD (about 16 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)
- JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 28 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID:
M16)
Amtrak station near Brandon:
- 14 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brandon:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; JACKSON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
Public high schools in Brandon:
- NORTHWEST RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,224; Location: 5805 HIGHWAY 25; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,196;
Location: 408 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brandon:
- NORTHWEST RANKIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,447; Location: ONE PAW PRINT PLACE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- ROUSE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,056; Location:
151 BOYCE-THOMPSON DRIVE; Grades: KG - 02)
- BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,018;
Location: 200 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,014;
Location: 125 OVERBY STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 704;
Location: 500 VINE STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
- VINE STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 498;
Location: 450 VINE DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 04)
- PISGAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 392;
Location: 125 PISGAH HIGH ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 127A
PLEASANT STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Brandon:
- GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: PO BOX 5013; Grades: PK - KG)
- FAMILY LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 4;
Location: 1501 OLD FANNIN ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Brandon:
- CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $2,338,882; Location: 104 OFFICE PARK
DRIVE; 257,193 books; 7,568 audio materials; 10,902
video materials; 578 serial subscriptions)
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