Brandsville vs West Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Brandsville and West Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

Brandsville and West Plains are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Plains has the higher population (12,341 vs 181 in Brandsville). Since 2019, Brandsville's population has grown faster (+63.1% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Brandsville	West Plains
Population	181	12,341
Median age	23.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,897
Median home value	—	$158,700
Median gross rent	$544	$762
Housing units	61	5,571
Homeownership rate	59.2%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandsville	West Plains
Population	111 → 181 (+63.1%)	12,233 → 12,341 (+0.9%)
Median household income	—	$36,865 → $39,897 (+8.2%)
Median home value	—	$99,700 → $158,700 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $544 (+22.0%)	$624 → $762 (+22.1%)

Brandsville

Population

111181

Median gross rent

$446$544

West Plains

Population

12,23312,341

Median household income

$36,865$39,897

Median home value

$99,700$158,700

Median gross rent

$624$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandsville	West Plains
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	34.8%	18.7%
18 to 24	16.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	0.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	6.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.7%
75 and over	18.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandsville	West Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandsville	West Plains
No high school diploma	48.9%	14.7%
High school graduate	46.6%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	2.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandsville	West Plains
Drove alone	87.5%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	12.5%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandsville	West Plains
1-unit, detached	59.0%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	41.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Brandsville	West Plains
Poverty rate	19.5%	31.0%
Average household size	3.69	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1991	1979