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Moving to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

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Population: 13,666
Males: 8,375 (61.3%), Females: 5,291 (38.7%)

Zip code: 65473

Demographics

Median resident age: 21.4 years
Median household income: $33,891
Median house value: $65,000

Population by Race

Races in Fort Leonard Wood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.0%)
  • Black (21.6%)
  • Hispanic (11.4%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (4.7%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), Irish (10.4%), United States (7.6%), English (4.6%), Italian (4.4%), French (2.0%).

Land area: 97.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Leonard Wood

  • High school or higher: 97.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Leonard Wood CDP

  • Never married: 42.8%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 0.2%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

5.0% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.7% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Leonard Wood:

  • PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 28 miles; ROLLA, MO)
  • TEXAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HOUSTON, MO)
  • BREECH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; LEBANON, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Leonard Wood:

  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 2 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 38 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
  • JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 59 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Leonard Wood:

  • RICHLAND MUNI (about 22 miles; RICHLAND, MO; Abbreviation: MO1)
  • ROLLA DOWNTOWN (about 26 miles; ROLLA, MO; Abbreviation: K07)
  • HOUSTON MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; HOUSTON, MO; Abbreviation: M48)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Leonard Wood:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 26 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 81 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 81 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)

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