Brandenburg is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,944 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. 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. In Brandenburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Brandenburg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
