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

Map of Leoti, KS

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:

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)