Branson West vs McCord Bend

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

Branson West and McCord Bend 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 143 in McCord Bend). Branson West has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $33,750 in McCord Bend). Branson West has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $77,100 in McCord Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Branson West	McCord Bend
Population	453	143
Median age	52.8 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$33,750
Median home value	$197,200	$77,100
Housing units	205	106
Homeownership rate	35.4%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson West	McCord Bend
Population	607 → 453 (-25.4%)	371 → 143 (-61.5%)
Median household income	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)	$25,893 → $33,750 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)	$35,400 → $77,100 (+117.8%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)	$629 → $642 (+2.1%)

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

McCord Bend

Population

371143

Median household income

$25,893$33,750

Median home value

$35,400$77,100

Median gross rent

$629$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson West	McCord Bend
Under 5	1.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	9.1%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	7.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	3.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	29.4%
75 and over	20.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson West	McCord Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	74.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	22.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson West	McCord Bend
No high school diploma	12.6%	32.5%
High school graduate	26.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson West	McCord Bend
Drove alone	82.4%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson West	McCord Bend
1-unit, detached	37.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Branson West	McCord Bend
Poverty rate	20.5%	10.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	16	39
Median year structure built	1995	1985