Branch vs Ozark

A side-by-side comparison of Branch and Ozark: population, income, housing, and more.

Branch and Ozark are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ozark has the higher population (3,555 vs 335 in Branch). Ozark has the higher median household income ($49,283 vs $35,060 in Branch). Ozark has the higher median home value ($125,100 vs $52,500 in Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Branch	Ozark
Population	335	3,555
Median age	41.2 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,060	$49,283
Median home value	$52,500	$125,100
Median gross rent	$730	$726
Housing units	186	1,669
Homeownership rate	86.2%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branch	Ozark
Population	306 → 335 (+9.5%)	3,610 → 3,555 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$29,167 → $35,060 (+20.2%)	$20,101 → $49,283 (+145.2%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $52,500 (-12.5%)	$74,800 → $125,100 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $730 (+14.4%)	$599 → $726 (+21.2%)

Branch

Population

306335

Median household income

$29,167$35,060

Median home value

$60,000$52,500

Median gross rent

$638$730

Ozark

Population

3,6103,555

Median household income

$20,101$49,283

Median home value

$74,800$125,100

Median gross rent

$599$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branch	Ozark
Under 5	2.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	13.3%
18 to 24	22.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	20.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.3%
75 and over	11.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branch	Ozark
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	1.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branch	Ozark
No high school diploma	12.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	50.2%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branch	Ozark
Drove alone	85.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	2.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branch	Ozark
1-unit, detached	77.4%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Branch	Ozark
Poverty rate	31.9%	16.0%
Average household size	2.01	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1975	1982