City safety & data profile

BransonMO

Branson, MO is a 11K-resident city in Taney County with a median household income of $51,978.

Taney County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Branson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Branson has a population larger than 9% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $251,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 10%
By size
$51,978
Median income (place)
$251,000
Median home (place)
20.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Branson

Branson posts a median household income higher than 11% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Branson area.

Bottom 12%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Branson

Where Branson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$51,978 Bottom 11% higher than 11% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Branson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MO

Population among 83 MO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Kansas City is the largest MO city on this list; Town and Country leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MO

Median household income among the same 83-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Town and Country posts the highest place-level median income in MO; Kansas City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Branson, MO beyond the headline numbers

Branson sits inside Taney County, Missouri, at roughly 36.64°N, -93.22°W. Population 11,431, $51,978 median household income. Median home value $251,000, median rent $961. Poverty rate 20.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Branson, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

20.2% of Branson, MO residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in Branson runs about 4.8 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 8.2% of Branson workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.6% in Branson, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Branson workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Branson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,431
Branson · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$51,978
-42% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$251,000
-39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Taney County): Branson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
57K+8%
Median Income
$56,497+47%
Median Home Value
$218,800+69%
Poverty Rate
15.6%-17%
Unemployment
3.9%-67%

Economics

Economics indicators for Branson, MO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$961/mo
Poverty Rate
20.2% +63% vs avg
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.6%
Work From Home 8.2%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 81%
African American 5.4%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
40.2%
Short Sleep Duration
36.9%
Obesity
35.7%
Physical Inactivity
32%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Current Smoking
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.2%
Binge Drinking
14.1%
Diabetes
13.8%
Current Asthma
10.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56%
Annual Checkup 79.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.6%
Stroke
4.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON
BRANSON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Branson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Branson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MO-BRANSON · Branson

Branson: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Branson; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Missouri state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Branson, MO? ▼
Branson, MO has a population of 11,431 people, located in Taney County, Missouri.
What is the median household income in Branson? ▼
The median household income in Branson, MO is $51,978 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20.2%.
What is the median home value in Branson? ▼
The median home value in Branson, MO is $251,000. Median rent is $961/month.
What are the top health concerns in Branson? ▼
The top health indicators in Branson include High Blood Pressure (40.2%), Short Sleep Duration (36.9%), Obesity (35.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Branson? ▼
Branson has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Branson? ▼
The median age in Branson, MO is 39.3 years. 27.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Branson, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MO (20.2% here).

Knoxville, TN 20.2% Sunrise Manor, NV 20.2% Saint Cloud, MN 20.2% Perth Amboy, NJ 20.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MO ($51,978 here).

Spartanburg, SC $51,964 Spring Lake, NC $51,958 McAlester, OK $51,930 Fulton, NY $52,046

Compare Branson with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Ozark, MO 19K Nixa, MO 21K Harrison, AR 13K Republic, MO 16K Springfield, MO 170K Mountain Home, AR 12K Rogers, AR 63K Bolivar, MO 11K
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Using Branson's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Branson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Branson against Missouri peers on any ranking lens. Explore Missouri

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Taney County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.