Brandon (Florida)
Hillsborough County
12-08150
Brandon is a census -designated place (CDP ) in Hillsborough County in the U.S. state of Florida with 103 483 inhabitants ( 2010).
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Geography
Brandon is located approximately in the middle of southern Florida, about 5 km from the Gulf of Mexico in the Tampa Bay, about 20 km east of Tampa.
Climate
The climate is subtropical, mild and warm, with a light wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains in the summer months to an average of 45 % of the days, even if only temporarily. The highest temperatures from May to October, up to 33 ° C, the coldest months of December to February with an average of only 12 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.
Religions
In Brandon, there are 52 different churches from 16 different denominations. Among the belonging to a denomination churches the Baptist church is strongest with 13 churches. Furthermore, there are 17 to no denomination belonging churches ( as of 2004).
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, the then 103 483 inhabitants distributed to 43,352 households. The population density was 1,026.3 inh. / Km ². 72.0 % of the population were white, 16.1% African American, 0.4% Native American and 3.5 % Asian Americans. 4.5% were members of other ethnic groups and 3.5% in different ethnic groups. 21.0 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 17.7 % of all households lived in 34.6 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 66.3 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.52 persons and the average family size is 3.03 people.
26.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 31.8% were 20-39 years old, 27.8 % were 40-59 years old and 14.3 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 35 years. 48.8 % of the population were male and 51.2 % female.
The average annual income was $ 55,344, while 10.0 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 85.25 % of the population spoke Spanish 11.08% and 3.67% had a different mother tongue.
Economy
The main employment sectors are: education, health and social services: ( 16.6%), trade / retail ( 15.6%), finance, insurance and real estate (3.0 % ), construction ( 10.1%).
Infrastructure
Traffic
Brandon is conveniently located directly on the runs in the north -south Interstate 75 By air, the city can be reached internationally fastest over the Tampa International Airport. For national flights also Vandenberg Airport and Peter O Knight Airport offer, which are approximately 10 miles from Tampa bzw.17.
Train
The principal public schools in the city that will provide even the surrounding countryside are:
- Limona Elementary School, approximately 1,000 students
- Brooker Elementary School, about 900 students
- Mintz Elementary School, about 900 students
- Yats Elementary School, about 850 students
- Kingswood Elementary School, about 750 students
- Burns Middle School, about 1,500 students
- McLane Middle School, approximately 1,450 students
- Mann Middle School, about 1,100 students
- Brandon High School, about 1,900 students
Further education institutions there is not in the city itself. The next colleges and universities are located in Tampa about 20 km away.
Clinics
In the city there is the " Brandon Regional Hospital " and in the neighborhood there are three other clinics.
Parks and sports facilities
There is a wide range of various city parks as well as several sports facilities, as well as playgrounds and opportunities for camping and grilling.