Blue Eye vs Branson West

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Eye and Branson West: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Branson West has the higher population (453 vs 413 in Blue Eye). Branson West has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $31,250 in Blue Eye). Branson West has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $128,100 in Blue Eye).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Eye	Branson West
Population	413	453
Median age	63.6 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,250	$38,750
Median home value	$128,100	$197,200
Median gross rent	$849	—
Housing units	301	205
Homeownership rate	59.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Eye	Branson West
Population	284 → 413 (+45.4%)	607 → 453 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $31,250 (-24.7%)	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $128,100 (+6.0%)	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $849 (+17.6%)	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)

Blue Eye

Population

284413

Median household income

$41,500$31,250

Median home value

$120,800$128,100

Median gross rent

$722$849

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Eye	Branson West
Under 5	3.9%	1.3%
5 to 17	4.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	1.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	0.7%	6.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.8%
45 to 54	2.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	29.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	27.1%	11.3%
75 and over	16.5%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Eye	Branson West
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Eye	Branson West
No high school diploma	17.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Eye	Branson West
Drove alone	70.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	23.9%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Eye	Branson West
1-unit, detached	28.2%	37.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	15.1%
20 or more units	43.5%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Blue Eye	Branson West
Poverty rate	10.4%	20.5%
Average household size	1.93	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	2005	1995