Demographics of Brandon city, South Dakota

Brandon city, South Dakota had 11,306 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +265 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brandon city, in four figures

11,306
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,996 ±30.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +265 people.; 36.7 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,806 ±$10,346
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brandon city, South Dakota's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brandon city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Brandon city, South Dakota's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brandon city, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,041	100.0	100.0
2021	11,009	99.7	100.2
2022	11,096	100.5	100.7
2023	10,933	99.0	101.6
2024	10,877	98.5	102.5
2025	11,306	102.4	103.1

Population of Brandon city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,041	—
2021	11,009	−32
2022	11,096	+87
2023	10,933	−163
2024	10,877	−56
2025	11,306	+429

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±2.2: for men 35.8 ±2.2 and for women 37.4 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brandon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	965 ±228	8.8% ±2.1	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,603 ±337	23.7% ±3.1	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	385 ±153	3.5% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,162 ±392	28.8% ±3.6	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,254 ±328	20.5% ±3.0	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,627 ±295	14.8% ±2.7	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,806 ±$10,346, and income per person $50,362 ±$7,029, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brandon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	78 to 318	1.9% to 7.8%	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	618 ±230	15.2% ±5.6	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	523 ±173	12.8% ±4.2	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	470 ±144	11.5% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,068 ±239	26.2% ±5.7	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	560 ±140	13.8% ±3.4	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	635 ±181	15.6% ±4.4	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brandon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	17 to 297	0.2% to 2.7%	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 28	0% to 0.8%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 230	0% to 4.4%	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 135	0% to 6.2%	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brandon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brandon city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	4,189 ±227	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±7.4	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 5.3%	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±2.8	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±5.1	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$336,600 ±$19,154	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$976 ±$73	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brandon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	280 to 942	2.5% to 8.6%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,788 ±415	89.0% ±3.8	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	135 to 609	1.2% to 5.5%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	56 to 366	0.5% to 3.3%	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brandon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	6,526 ±411	59.3% ±3.7	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,011 ±436	36.5% ±4.0	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 89	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	203 to 613	1.8% to 5.6%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	113 to 465	1.0% to 4.2%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24 to 214	0.2% to 1.9%	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brandon city among the places of South Dakota

13th of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Brandon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Huron city	14,385 ±34
Pierre city	13,948 ±24
Spearfish city	12,930 ±28
Box Elder city	12,902 ±55
Vermillion city	11,878 ±23
Brandon city	10,996 ±30
Harrisburg city	8,519 ±18
Sturgis city	7,086 ±30
Rapid Valley CDP	6,975 ±823
Tea city	6,786 ±17
Madison city	6,094 ±19

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026