White BranchMO
The town, home to 177 people, lies in Missouri.
Is White Branch a good place to live?
White Branch’s midpoint age is 64.3 years, where Missouri’s towns sit at 38.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. White Branch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
177 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in White Branch.
White Branch has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Warsaw (16%), Sedalia (14%) and Clinton (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 35 miles. Among residents in White Branch, 13% live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in White Branch, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 47% come from inland flooding and 22% from strong winds. White Branch’s FEMA hazard score is 76 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
White Branch: four seasons and hot summers
Its typical July afternoon high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy White Branch is
For adults in White Branch, the share who report frequent physical distress is 19%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, White Branch is ahead of Missouri on 2 and behind on 16. In White Branch, 17% of adults have diabetes, and 22% smoke cigarettes.
| White Branch | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | White Branch | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in White Branch sells for about $200K at the median
In White Branch, 84% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about White Branch
Moving to White Branch: who provides what
White Branch is unincorporated, so Benton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave White Branch for work
Where White Branch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of White Branch; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 White Branch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About White Branch
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
White Branch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Benton County, Missouri, United States. It is southwest of the center of the county, on the south side of the Osage River where it is joined from the south by White Branch, a tributary. To the north, across the Osage, is the city of Warsaw, the Benton county seat. U.S. Route 65 forms the western edge of the CDP, leading north through Warsaw 35 miles (56 km) to Sedalia and south 77 miles (124 km) to Springfield. White Branch was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, White Branch had a population of 301.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
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