Leeton vs Whiteman AFB

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

Leeton 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 667 in Leeton). Whiteman AFB has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $52,273 in Leeton). Since 2019, Leeton's population has grown faster (+56.9% vs -10.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
Population	667	3,713
Median age	28.7 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,273	$60,250
Median home value	$100,000	—
Median gross rent	$810	$1,217
Housing units	231	1,022
Homeownership rate	63.1%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
Population	425 → 667 (+56.9%)	4,169 → 3,713 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $52,273 (+6.5%)	$51,932 → $60,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $100,000 (+35.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$584 → $810 (+38.7%)	$1,091 → $1,217 (+11.5%)

Leeton

Population

425667

Median household income

$49,063$52,273

Median home value

$73,900$100,000

Median gross rent

$584$810

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)

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
Under 5	10.8%	13.9%
5 to 17	27.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	32.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	22.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	1.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.3%	0.0%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
No high school diploma	12.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	41.9%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
Drove alone	84.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	1.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
1-unit, detached	78.4%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leeton	Whiteman AFB
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.0%
Average household size	3.24	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	10
Median year structure built	1967	2004