Branson, Missouri micropolitan area

The Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Branson, that is coterminous with Taney County.^[1] For the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the area was defined to also include Stone County, but the county was removed in the OMB statistical definitions released in 2023.^[2]

Branson μSA
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Branson micropolitan statistical area
Interactive Map of Branson, MO μSA   City of Branson   Branson, MO μSA
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Area
• Total	3,010 km2 (1,162 sq mi)
• Land	2,840 km2 (1,095 sq mi)
• Water	170 km2 (67 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	56,066
• Density	27.3/km2 (70.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	417

As of the 2020 census it had a population of 56,066.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	68,361		—
2010	83,877		22.7%
2020	56,066		−33.2%
*Stone County was removed from the micropolitan area prior to the 2020 census.[1] U.S. Decennial Census

County

• Taney
• Christan(partial)
• Stone(partial)

Communities

Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants

• Branson (principal city) Pop: 12,638

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Hollister Pop: 4,583
• Forsyth Pop: 2,730
• Merriam Woods Pop: 2,006
• Kissee Mills (census-designated place) Pop: 1,023

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Rockaway Beach Pop: 829
• Bull Creek Pop: 426
• Saddlebrooke (partial) Pop: 309
• Taneyville Pop: 274
• Kirbyville Pop: 195

Unincorporated places Bradleyville Brownbranch Cedar Creek Day Dickens Eastview Garber Hercules Hilda McClurg

Mildred Mincy Ozark Beach Point Lookout Powersite Protem Ridgedale Swan Table Rock Walnut Shade

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 68,361 people, 27,980 households, and 19,894 families residing within the area. The racial makeup was 96.82% White, 0.23% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.

The median income for a household in the area was $31,768, and the median income for a family was $36,801. Males had a median income of $25,828 versus $19,423 for females. The per capita income for the area was $17,652.

See also

• Missouri census statistical areas