Leeton, MO Population

Overview

688

Total Population

33.6

Median age

46.08%

Female population %

117:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

80.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Leeton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Leeton is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leeton's population under 18 was 36.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leeton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leeton, 32.56% were under the age of 15, 14.68% aged 15 to 29, 40.70% aged 30 to 64, 8.28% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 less females than males in Leeton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.08% females and 53.92% males in Leeton, MO.
The Leeton, MO gender ratio is 117:100 i.e. 117 men to 100 women (1.170).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 56.

Leeton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leeton population: 97.82% are White, 0.29% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.89% are multiracial.
Leeton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 672 (97.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leeton is White with a population of 673 (97.82% of the total population).

Leeton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 640 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Leeton's population decreased by 56 (8.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leeton's population decreased by 36 (6.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Leeton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 531.