Branson vs Rockaway Beach

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

Branson and Rockaway Beach 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 682 in Rockaway Beach). Rockaway Beach has the higher median household income ($56,563 vs $54,961 in Branson). Branson has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $130,000 in Rockaway Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
Population	12,760	682
Median age	38.2 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,961	$56,563
Median home value	$237,900	$130,000
Median gross rent	$999	$767
Housing units	8,723	447
Homeownership rate	45.9%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
Population	11,416 → 12,760 (+11.8%)	872 → 682 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$46,319 → $54,961 (+18.7%)	$39,643 → $56,563 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $237,900 (+51.0%)	$90,500 → $130,000 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $999 (+16.6%)	$581 → $767 (+32.0%)

Branson

Population

11,41612,760

Median household income

$46,319$54,961

Median home value

$157,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$857$999

Rockaway Beach

Population

872682

Median household income

$39,643$56,563

Median home value

$90,500$130,000

Median gross rent

$581$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
Under 5	6.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	15.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.3%
75 and over	11.0%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	89.1%
Black or African American	4.0%	5.6%
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%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
No high school diploma	8.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
Drove alone	71.7%	64.6%
Carpooled	12.8%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	4.2%
Other means	1.0%	9.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
1-unit, detached	28.5%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	29.1%	13.6%
20 or more units	23.5%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Branson	Rockaway Beach
Poverty rate	19.0%	14.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1996	1981