Berger vs Leslie

A side-by-side comparison of Berger and Leslie: population, income, housing, and more.

Berger and Leslie are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berger has the higher population (188 vs 46 in Leslie). Berger has the higher median household income ($55,208 vs $46,875 in Leslie). Leslie has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $86,800 in Berger).

Population, income & housing

	Berger	Leslie
Population	188	46
Median age	43.5 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,208	$46,875
Median home value	$86,800	$100,000
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	102	25
Homeownership rate	79.3%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berger	Leslie
Population	176 → 188 (+6.8%)	108 → 46 (-57.4%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $55,208 (+38.0%)	$29,643 → $46,875 (+58.1%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $86,800 (+10.4%)	$85,000 → $100,000 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $825 (+13.8%)	—

Berger

Population

176188

Median household income

$40,000$55,208

Median home value

$78,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$725$825

Leslie

Population

10846

Median household income

$29,643$46,875

Median home value

$85,000$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berger	Leslie
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.8%	6.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	20.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	32.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	19.6%
75 and over	5.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berger	Leslie
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	87.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berger	Leslie
No high school diploma	8.4%	15.0%
High school graduate	36.6%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berger	Leslie
Drove alone	88.3%	64.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	28.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berger	Leslie
1-unit, detached	76.5%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	36.0%

Poverty & households

	Berger	Leslie
Poverty rate	21.1%	2.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1951	1975