Branson vs Starkville

A side-by-side comparison of Branson and Starkville: population, income, housing, and more.

Branson and Starkville are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Starkville has the higher population (94 vs 44 in Branson). Starkville has the higher median home value ($87,000 vs $50,500 in Branson). Since 2019, Starkville's population has grown faster (-6.9% vs -38.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Branson	Starkville
Population	44	94
Median age	58.4 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,500
Median home value	$50,500	$87,000
Median gross rent	—	$972
Housing units	64	71
Homeownership rate	90.6%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson	Starkville
Population	72 → 44 (-38.9%)	101 → 94 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $27,500 (-13.7%)	$45,156 → $52,500 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$31,600 → $50,500 (+59.8%)	$103,800 → $87,000 (-16.2%)

Branson

Population

7244

Median household income

$31,875$27,500

Median home value

$31,600$50,500

Starkville

Population

10194

Median household income

$45,156$52,500

Median home value

$103,800$87,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson	Starkville
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	7.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	6.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	22.7%	37.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	19.1%
75 and over	29.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson	Starkville
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	20.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.2%	73.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson	Starkville
No high school diploma	13.5%	24.7%
High school graduate	18.9%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson	Starkville
Drove alone	75.0%	93.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	12.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson	Starkville
1-unit, detached	56.3%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.8%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Branson	Starkville
Poverty rate	18.2%	13.8%
Average household size	1.38	1.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1971	1938