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65616 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65616 covers Branson, Missouri, with a population of about 28,295 and a median household income of $60,253.

Population
28,295370 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,25313% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
16%3.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$254,876up 20.6% in five years
Median rent
$975about the Missouri median
Degree or higher
29.7%5.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.4%7.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,385

Where 65616 is

Branson, Missouri — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population28,295
Median age40.6
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US4.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.7%
White (non-Hispanic)81.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$60,253
Income per person$33,408
Poverty rate16%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k6.6%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k13.9%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more6.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,430
Mean adjusted gross income$58,835
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k38.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,000
Median gross rent$975
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied57.4%
Vacant homes30.7%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house39.7%
Attached house5.6%
2 to 4 units8.5%
5 to 19 units24.4%
20 or more units14.2%
Mobile home7.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$254,876as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.5%
Typical asking rent$1,417as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$265,151$119,742

$133,426 in 2009 to $254,876 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone72.5%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,385
People employed19,438
Annual payroll$734,861,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.7 out of 100
Community resilience28.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Missouri and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMissouriUnited States
Median household income$60,253$68,920$78,538
Income per person$33,408$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate16%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$243,000$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$975$996$1,348
Homeownership57.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%4.1%5.2%
Works from home12.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.7%4.4%13.9%
Median age40.638.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOZARK BEACH, MO US12.6 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January47.5°F / 24.2°F2.67 in rain, 2.3 in snow
February52.6°F / 27.5°F2.51 in rain, 1.8 in snow
March61.6°F / 35.1°F4.15 in rain, 1 in snow
April71.7°F / 43.8°F4.85 in rain
May79.4°F / 53.6°F5.28 in rain
June87.8°F / 62.9°F4.24 in rain
July91.9°F / 66.7°F4.25 in rain
August90.9°F / 64.9°F3.11 in rain
September83.9°F / 57.6°F4.13 in rain
October72.9°F / 45.7°F3.74 in rain
November60.5°F / 35.4°F3.93 in rain
December50.4°F / 27.9°F2.82 in rain, 1.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket60% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Branson R-IV School District86.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Reeds Spring R-IV School District9.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kirbyville R-VI School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hollister R-V School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

65615 Branson, MO1.4 km away
65726 Point Lookout, MO5.9 km away
65673 Hollister, MO6.4 km away
65672 Hollister, MO6.7 km away
65740 Rockaway Beach, MO8.4 km away
65737 Reeds Spring, MO8.9 km away
65731 Powersite, MO11.1 km away
65771 Walnut Shade, MO11.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Taney County90.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Stone County9.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area76.46 sq mi
Water area4.74 sq mi
Population density370 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.6690, -93.2481

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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