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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brandenburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.27 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, the citizens of Brandenburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.65% of adults 25 and older in Brandenburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
