Branson West vs Crane

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

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

Crane has the higher population (1,545 vs 453 in Branson West). Crane has the higher median household income ($47,892 vs $38,750 in Branson West). Branson West has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $108,300 in Crane).

Population, income & housing

	Branson West	Crane
Population	453	1,545
Median age	52.8 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$47,892
Median home value	$197,200	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$794
Housing units	205	578
Homeownership rate	35.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson West	Crane
Population	607 → 453 (-25.4%)	1,413 → 1,545 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)	$35,000 → $47,892 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)	$90,300 → $108,300 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)	$629 → $794 (+26.2%)

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

Crane

Population

1,4131,545

Median household income

$35,000$47,892

Median home value

$90,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$629$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson West	Crane
Under 5	1.3%	12.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	6.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	6.8%	8.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.3%
75 and over	20.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson West	Crane
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson West	Crane
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.9%
High school graduate	26.7%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson West	Crane
Drove alone	82.4%	81.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson West	Crane
1-unit, detached	37.1%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	4.8%
20 or more units	21.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Branson West	Crane
Poverty rate	20.5%	22.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1995	1957