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Leadwood, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Leadwood is a Census city of 1,354 people across 1.16 square miles of land, in St. Francois County. Median household income is $44,783, 75.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leadwood
What Leadwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,171 plus or minus 431
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Francois County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leadwood
How many people live in Leadwood
- Population1,354 plus or minus 498
- Median age35.1 plus or minus 8.7
- Population under 18350 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1825.8 percent
- Population 65 and over174 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households512 plus or minus 147
- Family households320 plus or minus 120
- Share of households that are families62.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leadwood
Income and work in Leadwood
- Median household income$44,783 plus or minus $15,521
- Per capita income$19,465 plus or minus $4,116
- Civilian labor force482 plus or minus 154
- Employed469 plus or minus 149
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over806 plus or minus 249
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.9 percent plus or minus 32.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leadwood
Housing in Leadwood
- Housing units643 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units512 plus or minus 147
- Vacant units131 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate20.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied388 plus or minus 129
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate75.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$63,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$896
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units600 plus or minus 137
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more26 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leadwood
How Leadwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute454 plus or minus 146
- Commuting under 15 minutes93 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.2 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone89.1 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leadwood
Flood risk in Leadwood
- NFIP communityCity of Leadwood
- NFIP community number290706
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11(M)
The City of Leadwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290706 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Francois County, not Leadwood
St. Francois County context, not Leadwood figures
- Establishments in St. Francois County1,438
- Covered employment, St. Francois County23,026
- Average annual pay, St. Francois County$43,743
- Housing units permitted, St. Francois County149
Every figure in this section is published for St. Francois County as a whole and is not a measurement of Leadwood.
All St. Francois County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Leadwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leadwood, Missouri?
1,354, in 512 households. Leadwood city covers 1.16 square miles of land, which is 1,171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leadwood in?
St. Francois County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Leadwood?
$44,783. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $63,200. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Leadwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leadwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leadwood, city of, community 290706, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Leadwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Francois County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Leadwood.
Is zoning published for Leadwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.