CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Leonard Wood

Missouri · 15,863 residents · 23.0 sq mi

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Fort Leonard Wood is a city of 15,863 people in Missouri. 0% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 21.9. The typical home is worth $27,500. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 17%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,863

+16%vs 2000

vs 13,666 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

21.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 21.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.5%(1,830)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(1,455)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(933)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.4%(2,119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.3%(3,066)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3428.3%(4,490)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(1,714)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 541.4%(222)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640.2%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740%(0)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,899

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,891 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,339

−28%vs 2000

vs $11,652 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2000

Median gross rent

$407

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $570 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

0.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

99.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60%(8,204)

Black21.3%(2,907)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(1,562)

Asian2.3%(320)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.6%(10,242)

Black25.8%(4,089)

Hispanic / Latino9%(1,421)

Asian3.6%(571)

Other6.1%(961)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.9%(2,143)

Puerto Rican5.7%(875)

Central American2.4%(363)

South American1.3%(203)

Salvadoran1.3%(196)

Dominican1%(154)

Colombian0.7%(102)

Nicaraguan0.5%(77)

Ecuadorian0.5%(74)

Honduran0.4%(55)

Panamanian0.2%(35)

Cuban0.2%(25)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(141)

Korean0.4%(67)

Chinese0.4%(60)

Nepalese0.3%(43)

Asian Indian0.1%(23)

Bangladeshi0.1%(15)

Thai0.1%(10)

Japanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.2%(180)

Chamorro0.8%(119)

Samoan0.7%(107)

Guamanian0.1%(20)

Tongan0.1%(15)

Chuukese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German14%(2,164)

Irish7.6%(1,170)

English5.6%(867)

Italian4%(610)

American2.2%(333)

West Indian1.9%(300)

Subsaharan African1.9%(295)

French1.9%(288)

Jamaican1.8%(278)

French Canadian1.6%(244)

Polish1.4%(215)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(213)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.3%(200)

Swedish1%(161)

Portuguese0.9%(135)

Hungarian0.6%(95)

Dutch0.4%(59)

Russian0.3%(51)

Nigerian0.3%(44)

Czech0.3%(41)

Arab0.2%(25)

Welsh0.1%(22)

Haitian0.1%(22)

Norwegian0.1%(21)

British0.1%(18)

Danish0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Swiss0%(5)

Egyptian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.7 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 9.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married71.6%(6,282)

Married27.4%(2,399)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced1%(88)

Women 15+

Never married53.8%(2,348)

Married39.2%(1,711)

Widowed0.2%(10)

Divorced6.7%(294)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.8%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 85.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

11.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)95.1%(644)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.7%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 677 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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