Moving to Leoti, Kansas
Population: 1,598. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,440 (-9.9% change)
Males: 792 (49.6%), Females: 806 (50.4%)
Wichita County
Zip code: 67861
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $32,596
Median house value: $53,300
Population by Race
Races in Leoti:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
- Hispanic (26.0%)
- Other race (15.3%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), United States (7.7%), Irish (7.6%), English (6.4%), French (2.3%), Swedish (2.2%).
Elevation: 3305 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leoti
- High school or higher: 75.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leoti city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 8.2%
12.6% Foreign born (11.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -130 (-7.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Leoti:
- WICHITA COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (211 E EARL STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Leoti:
- SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SCOTT CITY, KS)
- GREAT PLAINS OF GREELEY CO (about 30 miles; TRIBUNE, KS)
- KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; LAKIN, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leoti:
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 60 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 65 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
- LAMAR MUNI (about 97 miles; LAMAR, CO; Abbreviation: LAA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leoti:
- MARK HOARD MEML (about 3 miles; LEOTI, KS; Abbreviation: 3K7)
- TRIBUNE MUNI (about 27 miles; TRIBUNE, KS; Abbreviation: 5K2)
- SCOTT CITY MUNI (about 33 miles; SCOTT CITY, KS; Abbreviation: TQK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leoti:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 223 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 227 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 228 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 228 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 228 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
Schools
Public high school in Leoti:
- WICHITA CO HIGH (Students: 152; Location: 800 W BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Leoti:
- R B STEWART ELEM (Students: 241; Location: 200 E J; Grades: KG – 05)
- WICHITA CO JR HIGH (Students: 112; Location: 700 W. BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Leoti:
- LEOTI/WICHITA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $56,936; Location: 208 S 4TH; 22,671 books; 258 audio materials; 432 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)