Knob Noster vs Whiteman AFB

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

Knob Noster 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 2,824 in Knob Noster). Knob Noster has the higher median household income ($60,294 vs $60,250 in Whiteman AFB). Since 2019, Knob Noster's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -10.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
Population	2,824	3,713
Median age	31.0 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,294	$60,250
Median home value	$146,700	—
Median gross rent	$872	$1,217
Housing units	1,370	1,022
Homeownership rate	52.6%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
Population	2,767 → 2,824 (+2.1%)	4,169 → 3,713 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$41,908 → $60,294 (+43.9%)	$51,932 → $60,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $146,700 (+22.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$663 → $872 (+31.5%)	$1,091 → $1,217 (+11.5%)

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

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)

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
Under 5	7.5%	13.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	15.3%	32.4%
25 to 34	23.1%	22.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	1.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.7%	0.0%
75 and over	6.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	68.2%
Black or African American	9.1%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	2.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	31.7%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
Drove alone	78.4%	81.2%
Carpooled	14.8%	12.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
1-unit, detached	58.7%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Knob Noster	Whiteman AFB
Poverty rate	11.3%	9.0%
Average household size	2.19	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	10
Median year structure built	1987	2004