Goose Creek Lake vs Leadington

A side-by-side comparison of Goose Creek Lake and Leadington: population, income, housing, and more.

Goose Creek Lake and Leadington are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leadington has the higher population (842 vs 533 in Goose Creek Lake). Goose Creek Lake has the higher median household income ($55,147 vs $36,402 in Leadington). Leadington has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $135,600 in Goose Creek Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
Population	533	842
Median age	67.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,147	$36,402
Median home value	$135,600	$175,000
Median gross rent	—	$742
Housing units	1,246	455
Homeownership rate	100.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
Population	689 → 533 (-22.6%)	621 → 842 (+35.6%)
Median household income	$48,315 → $55,147 (+14.1%)	$35,852 → $36,402 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $135,600 (+10.1%)	$84,400 → $175,000 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$659 → $742 (+12.6%)

Goose Creek Lake

Population

689533

Median household income

$48,315$55,147

Median home value

$123,200$135,600

Leadington

Population

621842

Median household income

$35,852$36,402

Median home value

$84,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$659$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	1.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	3.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.7%
55 to 64	30.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	28.3%	4.9%
75 and over	25.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
No high school diploma	12.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	56.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
Drove alone	89.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
1-unit, detached	56.4%	31.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Goose Creek Lake	Leadington
Poverty rate	13.5%	19.4%
Average household size	1.68	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1998	2004