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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Branson Area is $20,482, which is lower than the state average of $26,006 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Branson Area median household income is $38,360. On average Branson Area residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #698

Branson Area	20,482 USD
Missouri	26,006 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Branson Area	19,798 USD
Missouri	28,460 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Branson Area	22,681 USD
Missouri	33,503 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Branson Area	16,697 USD
Missouri	23,943 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #734

Branson Area	38,360 USD
Missouri	47,764 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Branson Area	49,271 USD
Missouri	64,703 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Branson Area		-4.95%
Missouri		25.91%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Branson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Missouri and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Branson Area		Missouri		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.05%	$10,618, see rank	20.61%	$13,169	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.82%	$17,451, see rank	31.38%	$17,364	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.72%	$4,022, see rank	2.43%	$3,006	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.19%	$21,692, see rank	18.89%	$21,065	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Branson Area	46,540 USD
Missouri	60,414 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Branson Area	56,930 USD
Missouri	77,368 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
White	$38,561, see rank	$50,655	$56,900
Black	$46,287, see rank	$31,831	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,230, see rank	$38,431	$42,396
Asian	$24,773, see rank	$61,162	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,100, see rank	$35,855	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,510, see rank	$31,350	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,867, see rank	$37,293	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
less than 25	$25,750, see rank	$23,579	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,798, see rank	$53,109	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,705, see rank	$57,978	$65,027
65 or over	$34,857, see rank	$34,776	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	69,330, see rank	4,781,853	248,775,628
Male¹	33,516, 48.34%, see rank	48.46%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	19,672, 58.69%, see rank	68.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	41, 0.12%, see rank	0.72%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	19,631, 58.57%, see rank	67.56%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,266, 87.95%, see rank	90.97%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,365, 12.05%, see rank	9.03%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,844, 41.31%, see rank	31.73%	30.72%
Female¹	35,814, 51.66%, see rank	51.54%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,507, 54.47%, see rank	59.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	19,507, 54.47%, see rank	59.61%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,447, 89.44%, see rank	92.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,060, 10.56%, see rank	7.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,307, 45.53%, see rank	40.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	33,841, 100%	2,747,017	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	25,825, 76.31%, see rank	81.59%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,366, 15.86%, see rank	9.42%	9.59%
Public Transportation	221, 0.65%, see rank	1.48%	5.06%
Walked	801, 2.37%, see rank	1.97%	2.78%
Other Means	190, 0.56%, see rank	1.28%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,438, 4.25%, see rank	4.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Branson Area	22.7 minutes
Missouri	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	34,713	2,779,991	143,435,233
Male¹	17,266, 49.74%, see rank	51.22%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,943, 22.84%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,001, 23.17%, see rank	14.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,617, 20.95%, see rank	17.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	166, 0.96%, see rank	0.99%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,132, 12.35%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,312, 13.39%, see rank	20.09%	17.94%
Female¹	17,447, 50.26%, see rank	48.78%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,860, 27.86%, see rank	39.21%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,123, 29.36%, see rank	21.41%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,754, 38.71%, see rank	32.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.23%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	50, 0.29%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	496, 2.84%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Branson Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	34,713, 100%	2,779,991	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	559, 1.61%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	2,556, 7.36%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,788, 5.15%, see rank	11.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	413, 1.19%, see rank	2.73%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,295, 15.25%, see rank	12.05%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,189, 3.43%, see rank	5.01%	4.93%
Information	641, 1.85%, see rank	2.10%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,731, 4.99%, see rank	6.85%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,309, 9.53%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,130, 17.66%, see rank	24.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,101, 23.34%, see rank	9.26%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,102, 3.17%, see rank	4.57%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,899, 5.47%, see rank	4.82%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Branson Area	%	Missouri	U.S.
Population in Poverty	15,479	18.74%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,969	12.91%, see rank	11.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.