Leadington vs Leadwood

A side-by-side comparison of Leadington and Leadwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leadwood has the higher population (1,524 vs 842 in Leadington). Leadwood has the higher median household income ($44,167 vs $36,402 in Leadington). Leadington has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $64,000 in Leadwood).

Population, income & housing

	Leadington	Leadwood
Population	842	1,524
Median age	38.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,402	$44,167
Median home value	$175,000	$64,000
Median gross rent	$742	$802
Housing units	455	616
Homeownership rate	29.7%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leadington	Leadwood
Population	621 → 842 (+35.6%)	1,443 → 1,524 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$35,852 → $36,402 (+1.5%)	$37,241 → $44,167 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $175,000 (+107.3%)	$51,000 → $64,000 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $742 (+12.6%)	$766 → $802 (+4.7%)

Leadington

Population

621842

Median household income

$35,852$36,402

Median home value

$84,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$659$742

Leadwood

Population

1,4431,524

Median household income

$37,241$44,167

Median home value

$51,000$64,000

Median gross rent

$766$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leadington	Leadwood
Under 5	5.5%	11.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	15.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	17.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	16.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.9%
75 and over	9.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leadington	Leadwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	97.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leadington	Leadwood
No high school diploma	10.6%	19.9%
High school graduate	34.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leadington	Leadwood
Drove alone	77.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	2.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leadington	Leadwood
1-unit, detached	31.9%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	14.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Leadington	Leadwood
Poverty rate	19.4%	40.2%
Average household size	2.28	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	2004	1940