Knob Noster vs Leeton

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

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

Knob Noster has the higher population (2,824 vs 667 in Leeton). Knob Noster has the higher median household income ($60,294 vs $52,273 in Leeton). Knob Noster has the higher median home value ($146,700 vs $100,000 in Leeton).

Population, income & housing

	Knob Noster	Leeton
Population	2,824	667
Median age	31.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,294	$52,273
Median home value	$146,700	$100,000
Median gross rent	$872	$810
Housing units	1,370	231
Homeownership rate	52.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knob Noster	Leeton
Population	2,767 → 2,824 (+2.1%)	425 → 667 (+56.9%)
Median household income	$41,908 → $60,294 (+43.9%)	$49,063 → $52,273 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $146,700 (+22.0%)	$73,900 → $100,000 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $872 (+31.5%)	$584 → $810 (+38.7%)

Knob Noster

Population

2,7672,824

Median household income

$41,908$60,294

Median home value

$120,200$146,700

Median gross rent

$663$872

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)

	Knob Noster	Leeton
Under 5	7.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	11.7%	27.9%
18 to 24	15.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	23.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	3.3%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knob Noster	Leeton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	95.8%
Black or African American	9.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knob Noster	Leeton
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	31.7%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knob Noster	Leeton
Drove alone	78.4%	84.1%
Carpooled	14.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knob Noster	Leeton
1-unit, detached	58.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Knob Noster	Leeton
Poverty rate	11.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.19	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1987	1967