| Branson Census Information |
| Total Population |
6,050 |
| Male |
2,810 |
| Female |
3,240 |
| Median Age (years) |
43.0 |
| Under 5 years |
322 |
| 18 years and over |
4,823 |
| 25 years and over |
4,567 |
| 65 years and over |
1,220 |
| High school graduate or better |
952 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
1,149 |
| One Race |
5,954 |
| White |
5,717 |
Black or African American |
51 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
52 |
| Asian |
43 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2 |
| Some other race |
89 |
| Two or more races |
96 |
| Hispanic of Latino (of any race) |
258 |
| Household population |
5,956 |
| Group quarters population |
94 |
| Average household size |
2.21 |
| Average family size |
2.76 |
| Total housing units |
3,366 |
| Occupied housing units |
2,701 |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
1,465 |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
1,236 |
| Vacant housing units |
665 |
| Single-family owner occupied homes |
1,149 |
| Median value (dollars) |
$123,900 |
Branson is a year-round destination with most of the entertainment offerings open mid-March through the end of December. Throughout the year, large special events such as Branson Fest (March), Veterans Homecoming (November) and Ozark Mountain Christmas (November and December) offer visitors a special reason to visit.
Branson is conveniently located within a day’s drive of one-third of the country’s population.
The Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) is approximately 43 miles from Branson and serves all of Southwest Missouri with 66 daily flights connecting to eight international airports via five airlines. Choose from American Connection, American Eagle, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink and United Express. These airlines offer direct flights to and from Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis and St. Louis.
Sources:
Branson Chamber of Commerce (http://www.explorebranson.com)
U.S. Census Bureau (http://census.gov) (Information from 2000 Census) 
