Chilhowee vs Whiteman AFB

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

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

Whiteman AFB has the higher population (3,713 vs 280 in Chilhowee). Whiteman AFB has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $54,000 in Chilhowee). Since 2019, Whiteman AFB's population has grown faster (-10.9% vs -34.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
Population	280	3,713
Median age	34.6 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,000	$60,250
Median home value	$121,900	—
Median gross rent	$736	$1,217
Housing units	133	1,022
Homeownership rate	60.6%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
Population	425 → 280 (-34.1%)	4,169 → 3,713 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$27,045 → $54,000 (+99.7%)	$51,932 → $60,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $121,900 (+225.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$582 → $736 (+26.5%)	$1,091 → $1,217 (+11.5%)

Chilhowee

Population

425280

Median household income

$27,045$54,000

Median home value

$37,500$121,900

Median gross rent

$582$736

Whiteman AFB

Population

4,1693,713

Median household income

$51,932$60,250

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
Under 5	12.5%	13.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.9%	32.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	22.5%
35 to 44	20.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	1.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	0.0%
75 and over	1.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
No high school diploma	18.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	41.6%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
Drove alone	62.5%	81.2%
Carpooled	26.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.7%	3.9%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
1-unit, detached	80.5%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chilhowee	Whiteman AFB
Poverty rate	36.4%	9.0%
Average household size	2.69	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	39	10
Median year structure built	1960	2004