Brandenburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,929 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brandenburg is the 142nd largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Brandenburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brandenburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brandenburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Brandenburg who work in office and administrative support (19.85%), sales jobs (11.84%), and management occupations (8.42%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 32.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Brandenburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.65% of adults in Brandenburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Brandenburg in 2022 was $27,150, 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 $108,600 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brandenburg include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Brandenburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
