Holden vs Whiteman AFB

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

Holden 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 1,936 in Holden). Holden has the higher median household income ($68,324 vs $60,250 in Whiteman AFB). Since 2019, Whiteman AFB's population has grown faster (-10.9% vs -19.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
Population	1,936	3,713
Median age	45.1 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,324	$60,250
Median home value	$132,400	—
Median gross rent	$812	$1,217
Housing units	987	1,022
Homeownership rate	58.9%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
Population	2,398 → 1,936 (-19.3%)	4,169 → 3,713 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $68,324 (+46.4%)	$51,932 → $60,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $132,400 (+37.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$692 → $812 (+17.3%)	$1,091 → $1,217 (+11.5%)

Holden

Population

2,3981,936

Median household income

$46,667$68,324

Median home value

$96,600$132,400

Median gross rent

$692$812

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)

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
Under 5	5.1%	13.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	32.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	22.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	17.7%	1.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	0.0%
75 and over	7.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	2.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
No high school diploma	10.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	44.0%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
Drove alone	72.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	17.3%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
1-unit, detached	71.8%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holden	Whiteman AFB
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.35	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	30	10
Median year structure built	1970	2004