City safety & data profile

BrandonFL

Brandon, FL is a 103K-resident city in Hillsborough County with a median household income of $79,685.

Hillsborough County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Brandon, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Brandon has a population larger than 93% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $339,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

103K
Population (place)
Top 7%
By size
$79,685
Median income (place)
$339,000
Median home (place)
11.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Brandon

Brandon posts a median household income higher than 49% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Brandon area.

Bottom 50%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Brandon

Where Brandon income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$79,685 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Brandon $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Brandon, FL beyond the headline numbers

Brandon sits inside Hillsborough County, Florida, at roughly 27.94°N, -82.29°W. Population 103,483, $79,685 median household income. Median home value $339,000, median rent $1,784. Poverty rate 11.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Brandon, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Brandon, FL stands at 11.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Brandon runs about 4.3 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

18.1% of Brandon workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 15.4% in Brandon, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Brandon from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
103,483
Brandon · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$79,685
-11% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$339,000
-18% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Hillsborough County): Brandon's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.5M+21%
Median Income
$79,540+60%
Median Home Value
$371,500+132%
Poverty Rate
12.7%-24%
Unemployment
4.5%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Brandon, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,784/mo
Poverty Rate
11.4% -8% vs avg
Unemployment 4.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.8%
Work From Home 18.1%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 48.3%
African American 17.9%
Asian 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
39.1%
High Blood Pressure
33%
Obesity
31.2%
Physical Inactivity
23.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.1%
Binge Drinking
16.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
13%
Current Smoking
12.4%
Diabetes
11.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.5%
Annual Checkup 76%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.6%
Stroke
3%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL
BRANDON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Brandon?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Brandon right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-BRANDON-FL · Brandon

Brandon: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Brandon; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Brandon, FL?
Brandon, FL has a population of 103,483 people, located in Hillsborough County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Brandon?
The median household income in Brandon, FL is $79,685 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.4%.
What is the median home value in Brandon?
The median home value in Brandon, FL is $339,000. Median rent is $1,784/month.
What are the top health concerns in Brandon?
The top health indicators in Brandon include Short Sleep Duration (39.1%), High Blood Pressure (33%), Obesity (31.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Brandon?
Brandon has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Brandon?
The median age in Brandon, FL is 37.3 years. 33.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Brandon, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (11.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($79,685 here).

Compare Brandon with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Brandon's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Brandon area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hillsborough County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.