Branson West vs Reeds Spring

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

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

Reeds Spring has the higher population (992 vs 453 in Branson West). Reeds Spring has the higher median household income ($54,565 vs $38,750 in Branson West). Branson West has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $175,700 in Reeds Spring).

Population, income & housing

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
Population	453	992
Median age	52.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$54,565
Median home value	$197,200	$175,700
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	205	428
Homeownership rate	35.4%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
Population	607 → 453 (-25.4%)	1,266 → 992 (-21.6%)
Median household income	$41,538 → $38,750 (-6.7%)	$39,792 → $54,565 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $197,200 (+26.5%)	$125,000 → $175,700 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $911 (+11.8%)	$846 → $825 (-2.5%)

Branson West

Population

607453

Median household income

$41,538$38,750

Median home value

$155,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$911

Reeds Spring

Population

1,266992

Median household income

$39,792$54,565

Median home value

$125,000$175,700

Median gross rent

$846$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
Under 5	1.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	16.1%
75 and over	20.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	93.1%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
No high school diploma	12.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	26.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
Drove alone	82.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
1-unit, detached	37.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	21.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Branson West	Reeds Spring
Poverty rate	20.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1995	1998