Branson vs Forsyth

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

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

Branson has the higher population (12,760 vs 2,749 in Forsyth). Branson has the higher median household income ($54,961 vs $44,352 in Forsyth). Branson has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $185,900 in Forsyth).

Population, income & housing

	Branson	Forsyth
Population	12,760	2,749
Median age	38.2 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,961	$44,352
Median home value	$237,900	$185,900
Median gross rent	$999	$659
Housing units	8,723	1,459
Homeownership rate	45.9%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson	Forsyth
Population	11,416 → 12,760 (+11.8%)	2,549 → 2,749 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$46,319 → $54,961 (+18.7%)	$39,476 → $44,352 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $237,900 (+51.0%)	$118,600 → $185,900 (+56.7%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $999 (+16.6%)	$659 → $659 (+0.0%)

Branson

Population

11,41612,760

Median household income

$46,319$54,961

Median home value

$157,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$857$999

Forsyth

Population

2,5492,749

Median household income

$39,476$44,352

Median home value

$118,600$185,900

Median gross rent

$659$659

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson	Forsyth
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.6%
18 to 24	11.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	16.2%	7.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	19.4%
75 and over	11.0%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson	Forsyth
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	91.5%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson	Forsyth
No high school diploma	8.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	28.1%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson	Forsyth
Drove alone	71.7%	84.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	2.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson	Forsyth
1-unit, detached	28.5%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	29.1%	16.2%
20 or more units	23.5%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branson	Forsyth
Poverty rate	19.0%	13.6%
Average household size	2.22	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1996	1990