According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Brandsville had a median household income of $17,292, and a median family income of $27,083. The unemployment rate was 20.5%. The per capita income was $13,157. About 49.5% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 63.6% of people under the age of 18 and 29.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2907948&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref> | According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Brandsville had a median household income of $17,292, and a median family income of $27,083. The unemployment rate was 20.5%. The per capita income was $13,157. About 49.5% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 63.6% of people under the age of 18 and 29.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2907948&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref> |