Branson West vs Kimberling City

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

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

Kimberling City has the higher population (2,559 vs 453 in Branson West). Kimberling City has the higher median household income ($48,274 vs $38,750 in Branson West). Kimberling City has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $197,200 in Branson West).

Population, income & housing

	Branson West	Kimberling City
Population	453	2,559
Median age	52.8 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$48,274
Median home value	$197,200	$237,700
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	205	1,627
Homeownership rate	35.4%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson West	Kimberling City
Population	607 → 453 (-25.4%)	2,665 → 2,559 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)	$59,267 → $48,274 (-18.5%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)	$158,200 → $237,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)	$542 → $925 (+70.7%)

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

Kimberling City

Population

2,6652,559

Median household income

$59,267$48,274

Median home value

$158,200$237,700

Median gross rent

$542$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson West	Kimberling City
Under 5	1.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	10.2%
18 to 24	3.1%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	6.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	15.2%	22.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	22.7%
75 and over	20.5%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson West	Kimberling City
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson West	Kimberling City
No high school diploma	12.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	26.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson West	Kimberling City
Drove alone	82.4%	69.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson West	Kimberling City
1-unit, detached	37.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	14.8%
20 or more units	21.5%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Branson West	Kimberling City
Poverty rate	20.5%	18.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1995	1985