Warrensburg vs Whiteman AFB

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

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

Warrensburg has the higher population (19,437 vs 3,713 in Whiteman AFB). Whiteman AFB has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $57,232 in Warrensburg). Since 2019, Warrensburg's population has grown faster (-3.5% vs -10.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
Population	19,437	3,713
Median age	24.8 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,232	$60,250
Median home value	$216,900	—
Median gross rent	$887	$1,217
Housing units	8,164	1,022
Homeownership rate	48.4%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
Population	20,139 → 19,437 (-3.5%)	4,169 → 3,713 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$46,315 → $57,232 (+23.6%)	$51,932 → $60,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$160,400 → $216,900 (+35.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$773 → $887 (+14.7%)	$1,091 → $1,217 (+11.5%)

Warrensburg

Population

20,13919,437

Median household income

$46,315$57,232

Median home value

$160,400$216,900

Median gross rent

$773$887

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)

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
Under 5	4.4%	13.9%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	33.4%	32.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	22.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	6.9%	1.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.4%	0.0%
75 and over	5.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	68.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.6%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	25.4%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
Drove alone	78.6%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	12.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.1%	3.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
1-unit, detached	56.3%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Warrensburg	Whiteman AFB
Poverty rate	18.3%	9.0%
Average household size	2.21	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	20	10
Median year structure built	1989	2004