Branson vs Kissee Mills

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

Branson and Kissee Mills 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 1,182 in Kissee Mills). Branson has the higher median household income ($54,961 vs $53,250 in Kissee Mills). Branson has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $135,500 in Kissee Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Branson	Kissee Mills
Population	12,760	1,182
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,961	$53,250
Median home value	$237,900	$135,500
Median gross rent	$999	$700
Housing units	8,723	528
Homeownership rate	45.9%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson	Kissee Mills
Population	11,416 → 12,760 (+11.8%)	1,036 → 1,182 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$46,319 → $54,961 (+18.7%)	$31,055 → $53,250 (+71.5%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $237,900 (+51.0%)	$78,800 → $135,500 (+72.0%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $999 (+16.6%)	—

Branson

Population

11,41612,760

Median household income

$46,319$54,961

Median home value

$157,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$857$999

Kissee Mills

Population

1,0361,182

Median household income

$31,055$53,250

Median home value

$78,800$135,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson	Kissee Mills
Under 5	6.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	12.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	18.8%
75 and over	11.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson	Kissee Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	88.9%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson	Kissee Mills
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	28.1%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson	Kissee Mills
Drove alone	71.7%	63.4%
Carpooled	12.8%	28.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	3.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	4.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson	Kissee Mills
1-unit, detached	28.5%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	23.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	Branson	Kissee Mills
Poverty rate	19.0%	10.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	18	40
Median year structure built	1996	1985