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Moving to Brandon, Iowa

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Population: 311. Estimated population in July 2024: 317 (+1.9% change)
Males: 156 (50.2%), Females: 155 (49.8%)

Buchanan County

Zip code: 52210

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $34,219
Median house value: $54,700

Population by Race

Races in Brandon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (37.3%), Irish (14.5%), United States (14.1%), English (6.8%), Norwegian (4.8%), French (4.5%).

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Brandon, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brandon

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brandon city

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brandon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brandon:

  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 32 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 37 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 89 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brandon:

  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 7 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
  • INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 11 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Abbreviation: IIB)
  • OELWEIN MUNI (about 25 miles; OELWEIN, IA; Abbreviation: OLZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brandon:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 24 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 56 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 61 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)

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