Brandenburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,974 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brandenburg is the 142nd largest community in Kentucky. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Brandenburg, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Brandenburg, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Brandenburg’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Brandenburg does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $49,844.00.Brandenburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brandenburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brandenburg who work in office and administrative support (14.80%), sales jobs (12.73%), and food service (7.03%). Also of interest is that Brandenburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Brandenburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Brandenburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brandenburg, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Brandenburg citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.92% of adults 25 and older in Brandenburg have a college degree. The per capita income in Brandenburg in 2022 was $27,856, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,424 for a family of four. However, Brandenburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brandenburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brandenburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brandenburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brandenburg include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Brandenburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
