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Brandon, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Brandon is a Census CDP of 119,767 people across 33.13 square miles of land, in Hillsborough County. Median household income is $79,685, 56.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 145 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $64.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brandon
What Brandon is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area33.13 sq mi
- Water area1.86 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,615
- County holding the largest share of its areaHillsborough County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brandon
How many people live in Brandon
- Population119,767
- Median age37.3
- Population under 1825,342
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over17,191
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households45,896
- Family households29,886
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brandon
Income and work in Brandon
- Median household income$79,685
- Per capita income$41,340
- Civilian labor force63,699
- Employed60,795
- Unemployed2,904 plus or minus 610
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over84,348
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brandon
Housing in Brandon
- Housing units48,953
- Occupied units45,896
- Vacant units3,057 plus or minus 629
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied25,805
- Renter occupied20,091
- Ownership rate56.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$339,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,784
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.9 percent
- Single family units30,140
- Share single family61.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18,174
- Share in buildings of two or more37.1 percent
- Mobile homes531 plus or minus 232
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brandon
How Brandon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute49,045
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,396
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21,252
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home18.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brandon
SBA loans in Brandon (7(a))
- Approvals145
- Gross approval$64,867,000
- Average approval$447,359
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,211,080
- Largest approval$3,257,000
- Jobs supported1,303
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Paid in full17
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.8 percent
- Share to franchises18.6 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS70
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brandon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brandon
SBA loans in Brandon (504)
- Approvals58
- Gross approval$35,186,000
- Average approval$606,655
- Median approval$383,500
- Largest approval$4,074,000
- Jobs supported399
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brandon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hillsborough County, not Brandon
Hillsborough County context, not Brandon figures
- Establishments in Hillsborough County42,977
- Covered employment, Hillsborough County789,442
- Average annual pay, Hillsborough County$75,256
- Housing units permitted, Hillsborough County9,053
Every figure in this section is published for Hillsborough County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brandon.
All Hillsborough County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brandon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brandon, Florida?
119,767, in 45,896 households. Brandon CDP covers 33.13 square miles of land, which is 3,615 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brandon in?
Hillsborough County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brandon?
$79,685. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $339,000. Median gross rent is $1,784 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brandon businesses?
145 7(a) approvals totaling $64.9 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 58 504 approvals worth $35.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brandon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brandon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brandon. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Brandon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hillsborough County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brandon.
Is zoning published for Brandon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.