What percentage of people rent in Leadwood, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Leadwood, MO, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Leadwood, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 124 renting households against 388 that own their home.

In Leadwood, the share of households that rent went from 36.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 124 (±52)
Median renter income: $12,155 (±$10,154)

Who rents and who owns in Leadwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leadwood	St. Francois County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±8.9 points)	31.8% (±2.3 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	124 (±52)	7,891 (±629)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	388 (±129)	16,925 (±537)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$12,155 (±$10,154)	$36,441 (±$5,043)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,667 (±$18,257)	$69,456 (±$3,396)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Leadwood, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Francois County (31.8%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (31.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Francois County, Leadwood ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 633 of 1,244.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Leadwood has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.4% (±8.0 points)	24.2% (±8.9 points)	−12.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$766 (±$39)	$896 (±$134)	+17.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,241 (±$4,952)	$44,783 (±$15,521)	+20.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Leadwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leadwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leadwood	—	24.2% (±8.9 points)	—
Terre du Lac	3.3 mi	2.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Desloge	3.9 mi	23.8% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Irondale	4.7 mi	11.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bonne Terre	4.8 mi	40.1% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Park Hills	5.8 mi	44.0% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Leadington	6.2 mi	69.7% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Bismarck	6.8 mi	42.3% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Mineral Point	9.4 mi	25.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Terre du Lac, MO (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bonne Terre, MO (40.1%), Park Hills, MO (44.0%), Leadington, MO (69.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across St. Francois County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Leadington	69.7% (±9.3 points)
2	Farmington	46.2% (±4.9 points)
3	Park Hills	44.0% (±5.8 points)
4	Bismarck	42.3% (±9.1 points)
5	Bonne Terre	40.1% (±9.9 points)
6	Leadwood	24.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Desloge	23.8% (±9.6 points)
8	Iron Mountain Lake	16.4% (±13.0 points)
9	Terre du Lac	2.6% (±3.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Leadwood

How many renters are there in Leadwood?

Leadwood has an estimated 124 (±52) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leadwood?

In Leadwood, the share of households that rent went from 36.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Leadwood?

A renting household in Leadwood has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Leadwood?

The median renting household in Leadwood, MO has an income of $12,155 (±$10,154) a year, against $59,667 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Leadwood city, Missouri (place:41078, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.