COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leadwood vs Festus
PLACE A
Leadwood, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Festus, Missouri
Leadwood is 92% smaller than Festus. Festus earns more, with a median household income $28,749 higher. Festus has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -8%).
LEADWOODFESTUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,15814,066−92% vs Festus
Population density1,0012,382−1,381
Population growth-8.1%9.5%−17.6 pts
Median age35.136.7−1.6
Male40.5%50.5%−10.1 pts
Female59.5%49.5%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.9%86.1%+10.8 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Asian0.6%0.4%+0.2 pts
Other2.5%6.7%−4.1 pts
Median household income$44,783$73,532−$28,749
Per capita income$19,465$33,346−$13,881
Poverty rate36.0%17.1%+18.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%24.4%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree1.7%8.7%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%6.6%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation46.9%62.6%−15.7 pts
Median home value$63,200$223,600−$160,400
Median gross rent$896$922−$26
Owner-occupied75.8%57.8%+17.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%8.1%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households59.7%26.0%+33.7 pts
Average commute33.026.4+6.5
Worked from home0.7%8.5%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.4%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025