Median household income (1999): $47,853
Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,279
| This zip code | $52,279 | | Mississippi: | $32,938 |
Nearest zip codes: 39145, 39047, 39208, 39148, 39073, 39044.
Housing units in zip code 39042 with a mortgage: 4,522 (493 second mortgage, 383 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,547
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $939
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $250
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 393
- 1995 to 1998: 2,179
- 1990 to 1994: 1,301
- 1980 to 1989: 2,144
- 1970 to 1979: 2,722
- 1960 to 1969: 922
- 1950 to 1959: 444
- 1940 to 1949: 243
- 1939 or earlier: 182
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brandon, MS (39042):
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- no bedroom: 24
- 1 bedrooms: 211
- 2 bedrooms: 1,136
- 3 bedrooms: 5,020
- 4 bedrooms: 1,542
- 5 or more bedrooms: 172
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 35
- 1 bedrooms: 356
- 2 bedrooms: 874
- 3 bedrooms: 598
- 4 bedrooms: 47
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 39042 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 266
- 1 vehicle: 1,820
- 2 vehicles: 3,710
- 3 vehicles: 1,748
- 4 vehicles: 442
- 5 or more vehicles: 119
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 75
- 1 vehicle: 845
- 2 vehicles: 763
- 3 vehicles: 178
- 4 vehicles: 41
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 39042:
- Less than $10,000: 24
- $10,000 to $14,999: 49
- $15,000 to $19,999: 61
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 26
- $30,000 to $34,999: 27
- $35,000 to $39,999: 61
- $40,000 to $49,999: 161
- $50,000 to $59,999: 276
- $60,000 to $69,999: 327
- $70,000 to $79,999: 447
- $80,000 to $89,999: 493
- $90,000 to $99,999: 543
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1366
- $125,000 to $149,999: 859
- $150,000 to $174,999: 483
- $175,000 to $199,999: 358
- $200,000 to $249,999: 271
- $250,000 to $299,999: 99
- $300,000 to $399,999: 93
- $400,000 to $499,999: 6
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 39042:
- Less than $100: 80
- $100 to $149: 36
- $150 to $199: 59
- $200 to $249: 45
- $250 to $299: 108
- $300 to $349: 131
- $350 to $399: 160
- $400 to $449: 98
- $450 to $499: 85
- $500 to $549: 83
- $550 to $599: 226
- $600 to $649: 282
- $650 to $699: 106
- $700 to $749: 70
- $750 to $799: 28
- $800 to $899: 85
- $900 to $999: 34
- $1,000 to $1,249: 7
- $1,500 to $1,999: 10
- No cash rent: 169
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,272
- Black or African American householders: $104,613
- Asian householders: $130,423
- Two or more races householders: $143,877
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $174,081
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,146
- One, attached: 303
- Two: 103
- 3 or 4: 259
- 5 to 9: 412
- 10 to 19: 234
- 20 to 49: 90
- 50 or more: 93
- Mobile homes: 1,878
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,606 (84%)
- Carpooled: 1,580 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 93 (1%)
- Other means: 76 (1%)
- Worked at home: 355 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 366
- 5 to 9 minutes: 719
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1465
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1815
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2375
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1247
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2946
- 35 to 39 minutes: 448
- 40 to 44 minutes: 411
- 45 to 59 minutes: 954
- 60 to 89 minutes: 412
- 90 or more minutes: 223
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 26,744
- In family households: 24,024 (6,302 male householders, 1,395 female householders)
6,280 spouses, 8,603 children (7,753 natural, 221 adopted, 629 stepchildren), 470 grandchildren, 131 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 295 other relatives, 377 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,720 (959 male householders (778 living alone)), 1,326 female householders (1,230 living alone)), 435 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4,231 (4,169 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,035 2-persons, 2,022 3-persons, 1,663 4-persons, 719 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,008 1-person, 234 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 27 6-persons.
5,152 married couples with children.
1,456 single-parent households (295 men, 1,161 women).
96.8% of residents of 39042 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 15% well, 15% not well, 3% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 22% well, 5% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% very well, 36% well, 22% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 311 (1.1%)
(35.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 1.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Iran (16%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- India (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Guyana (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Korea (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 84
- 1990 to 1994: 67
- 1985 to 1989: 42
- 1980 to 1984: 16
- 1975 to 1979: 26
- 1970 to 1974: 30
- 1970 to 1974: 21
- 1965 to 1969: 25
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7367
- United States or American: 5795
- Irish: 1859
- English: 1533
- German: 1365
- Scotch-Irish: 798
- European: 350
- Subsaharan African:: 342
- French (except Basque): 313
- African: 309
- Italian: 304
- Scottish: 297
- British: 123
- Dutch: 120
- French Canadian: 101
- Polish: 67
- Iranian: 67
- Norwegian: 61
- Arab:: 47
- Guyanese: 37
- Lebanese: 37
- Welsh: 36
- Swedish: 34
- Swiss: 33
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 31
- Jamaican: 31
- South African: 18
- Slovak: 17
- Greek: 17
- Australian: 15
- Nigerian: 15
- Hungarian: 12
- Danish: 11
- Czech: 10
- Moroccan: 10
- Celtic: 8
- Lithuanian: 8
- Austrian: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Russian: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (43%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23322
- Northeast: 458
- Midwest: 1294
- South: 4703
- West: 691
52% of the 39042 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Mississippi.
Population in 1990: 41,141. Population change in the 1990s: -11,573 (-28.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 154
| Here: | 4.5% | | Mississippi: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
| Here: | 2.6% | | Mississippi: | 10.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 236
| Here: | 26.0% | | Mississippi: | 12.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 11 establishments, 10-19 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 10)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 2190 people in state prisons
- 277 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 180 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 60 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 52 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 52 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
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