Chilhowee vs Leeton

A side-by-side comparison of Chilhowee and Leeton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leeton has the higher population (667 vs 280 in Chilhowee). Chilhowee has the higher median household income ($54,000 vs $52,273 in Leeton). Chilhowee has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $100,000 in Leeton).

Population, income & housing

	Chilhowee	Leeton
Population	280	667
Median age	34.6 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,000	$52,273
Median home value	$121,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$736	$810
Housing units	133	231
Homeownership rate	60.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilhowee	Leeton
Population	425 → 280 (-34.1%)	425 → 667 (+56.9%)
Median household income	$27,045 → $54,000 (+99.7%)	$49,063 → $52,273 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $121,900 (+225.1%)	$73,900 → $100,000 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $736 (+26.5%)	$584 → $810 (+38.7%)

Chilhowee

Population

425280

Median household income

$27,045$54,000

Median home value

$37,500$121,900

Median gross rent

$582$736

Leeton

Population

425667

Median household income

$49,063$52,273

Median home value

$73,900$100,000

Median gross rent

$584$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilhowee	Leeton
Under 5	12.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	24.3%	27.9%
18 to 24	3.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	20.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.4%	3.3%
75 and over	1.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilhowee	Leeton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilhowee	Leeton
No high school diploma	18.7%	12.5%
High school graduate	41.6%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilhowee	Leeton
Drove alone	62.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	26.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	1.9%
Other means	3.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilhowee	Leeton
1-unit, detached	80.5%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Chilhowee	Leeton
Poverty rate	36.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.69	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	39	24
Median year structure built	1960	1967