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Population (year 2000): 5,693. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,643 (+34.3% change)
Males: 2,803  (49.2%)
Females: 2,890  (50.8%)

Minnehaha County

Median resident age:  31.3 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57005.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $62,000 (it was $58,421 in 2000)
Brandon  $62,000
South Dakota:  $40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $146,500 (it was $113,100 in 2000)
Brandon  $146,500
South Dakota:  $101,700

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Races in Brandon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (51.7%), Norwegian (18.7%), Irish (9.2%), Dutch (8.5%), Swedish (6.4%), English (6.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1357 feet

Land area: 3.79 square miles.

Population density: 1893 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brandon

  • High school or higher: 93.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brandon city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 67.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

86 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
South Dakota:  1.8%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Brandon, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brandon to the number of sex offenders is 798 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brandon:  1.6% ($1,772)
South Dakota:  1.7% ($1,334)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (11.1 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (165.9 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (623.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Valley Springs, SD (8.0 miles ), Garretson, SD (10.1 miles ), Sioux Falls, SD (11.1 miles ), Sherman, SD (13.6 miles) , Harrisburg, SD (13.7 miles ), Larchwood, IA (13.8 miles ), Beaver Creek, MN (15.0 miles ), Hills, MN (15.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 69 buildings, average cost: $60,300
  • 1997: 98 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 1998: 107 buildings, average cost: $69,800
  • 1999: 115 buildings, average cost: $74,100
  • 2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $112,000
  • 2001: 89 buildings, average cost: $103,500
  • 2002: 92 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 2003: 115 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2004: 143 buildings, average cost: $153,300
  • 2005: 131 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2006: 90 buildings, average cost: $141,000

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Latitude: 43.59 N, Longitude: 96.58 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,531 (-26.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 698 (21.7%)


48 people in nursing homes

Area code: 605

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Brandon, South Dakota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +2,084 (+57.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (22%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


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Crime in Brandon by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 1000
    per 100,000 17.40.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 3006
    per 100,000 52.30.00.083.0
Burglaries 2021359
    per 100,000 348.4336.6532.1124.5
Thefts 54477140
    per 100,000 940.8753.41079.4553.2
Auto thefts 1240
    per 100,000 17.432.160.80.0
Arson 1100
    per 100,000 17.416.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4) 87.856.385.347.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.53
US city average:  3.00

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Brandon-area historical tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.1 miles away from the Brandon city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the city center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brandon:
  • HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • SIOUX FALLS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (about 12 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brandon:
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 11 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 52 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 73 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brandon:
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 19 miles; TEA, SD; ID: Y14)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 21 miles; CANTON, SD; ID: 7G9)
  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 27 miles; LUVERNE, MN; ID: D19)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brandon:
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 60 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 136 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Public high school in Brandon:
  • BRANDON VALLEY HI SCH (Students: 806; Location: 301 S SPLITROCK BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Brandon:
  • BRANDON VALLEY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 622; Location: 700 HOLLY BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BRANDON ELEM (Students: 570; Location: 501 HOLLY BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • ROBERT BENNIS ELEM (Students: 495; Location: 2001 SOUTH SIOUX BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • There are now two elementary schools in the city: Brandon Elementary School, and the new Robert Bennis Elementary School.

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Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  83.4%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.3%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Brandon compared to South Dakota state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Brandon (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank in Sioux Falls: Brandon Branch at 1200 East Holly Boulevard, branch established on 1997-10-13; Brandon Branch at 300 Splitrock, branch established on 1969-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $961.3 mil, Deposits: $601.8 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Minnehaha Banshares, Inc.
  • Home Federal Bank: 1305 E Cedar Branch at 1305 E Cedar, branch established on 1929-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,009.9 mil, Deposits: $823.7 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Brandon Branch at 1228 E Holly Blvd, branch established on 2003-06-30. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Minnehaha County South Dakota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$8,329$33,3160$0
Other and Unallocable 1$3,427$41,1240$0
Police - Other 1$1,753$21,0360$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$18,781$45,0740$0
Streets and Highways 3$8,156$32,6240$0
Sewerage 3$6,410$25,6400$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 13$2,241
Parks and Recreation 7$21,062$36,1060$0
Water Supply 2$6,919$41,5140$0
Totals for Government 25$74,838$35,92213$2,241


Brandon government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,058,000
    Sewerage: $359,000
    Regular Highways: $142,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,157,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $1,365,000
    Water Utilities: $698,000
    Regular Highways: $589,000
    Police Protection: $483,000
    Sewerage: $289,000
    Financial Administration: $155,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $95,000
    Fire Protection: $71,000
    General Public Buildings: $54,000
    Private Transit Subsidies: $40,000
    Libraries: $16,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $346,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,672,000
    Industrial Revenue: $2,519,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,825,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,550,000
    Other, NEC: $2,511,000
    Industrial Revenue: $2,362,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $157,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $314,000
    Water Utilities: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $248,000
    Interest Earnings: $177,000
    Rents: $26,000
    Property Sale Other: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $59,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $796,000
    Transit Utilities: $0
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,362,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $46,000
    General Support: $28,000
    Transit Utilities: $24,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,284,000
    Property: $937,000
    NEC: $104,000
    Other Selective Sales: $99,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $957,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $160,000

8.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.26%
South Dakota average:  8.40%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Minnehaha County:  0.05%
South Dakota average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lincoln County, SD  1.11% ($42,613 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD  0.27% ($30,249)
from Davison County, SD  0.18% ($26,960)


7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,818 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.12%
South Dakota average:  8.34%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($103 average AGI)
Minnehaha County:  0.03%
South Dakota average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lincoln County, SD  1.58% ($135,142 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.24% ($28,780)
to Brookings County, SD  0.15% ($24,577)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brandon:
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSQB (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: L A SKYWAVE, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brandon:
  • KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • K261CI (100.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG COMPANY)
  • KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
  • KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
  • KSQB-FM (95.7 FM; DELL RAPIDS, SD; Owner: L A RADIO, INC.)
  • KCFS (94.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • KCSD (90.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • KAUR (89.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ASSOCIATION)
  • KRSD (88.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K208EN (89.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brandon:
  • KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K48DK (Channel 48; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: STUART E. MOEN)
  • K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
  • KXWB-LP (Channel 42; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KCPO-LP (Channel 26; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: G.I.G., INC.)
  • KBNW-LP (Channel 44; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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