Branson vs Merriam Woods

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

Branson and Merriam Woods 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 2,203 in Merriam Woods). Branson has the higher median household income ($54,961 vs $50,000 in Merriam Woods). Branson has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $111,800 in Merriam Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Branson	Merriam Woods
Population	12,760	2,203
Median age	38.2 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,961	$50,000
Median home value	$237,900	$111,800
Median gross rent	$999	$1,102
Housing units	8,723	831
Homeownership rate	45.9%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson	Merriam Woods
Population	11,416 → 12,760 (+11.8%)	2,210 → 2,203 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$46,319 → $54,961 (+18.7%)	$40,055 → $50,000 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $237,900 (+51.0%)	$68,000 → $111,800 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $999 (+16.6%)	$821 → $1,102 (+34.2%)

Branson

Population

11,41612,760

Median household income

$46,319$54,961

Median home value

$157,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$857$999

Merriam Woods

Population

2,2102,203

Median household income

$40,055$50,000

Median home value

$68,000$111,800

Median gross rent

$821$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson	Merriam Woods
Under 5	6.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.3%
75 and over	11.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson	Merriam Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	79.8%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
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%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson	Merriam Woods
No high school diploma	8.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson	Merriam Woods
Drove alone	71.7%	69.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	3.4%
Other means	1.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson	Merriam Woods
1-unit, detached	28.5%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	23.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Branson	Merriam Woods
Poverty rate	19.0%	20.5%
Average household size	2.22	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1996	2001