City safety & data profile
Fort Leonard WoodMO
Fort Leonard Wood, MO is a 15K-resident city in Pulaski County with a median household income of $67,772.
Pulaski County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fort Leonard Wood, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fort Leonard Wood has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 15K
- Population
- Top 72%
- By size
- $67,772
- Median income
- 7.2%
- Poverty rate
The read on Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood posts a median household income higher than 34% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fort Leonard Wood area.
- Top 66%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Fort Leonard Wood
Where Fort Leonard Wood income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$67,772 Bottom 34% higher than 34% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Fort Leonard Wood, MO beyond the headline numbers
Fort Leonard Wood sits inside Pulaski County, Missouri, at roughly 37.71°N, -92.16°W. Population 15,061, $67,772 median household income. Poverty rate 7.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: Fort Leonard Wood's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 42.3%, then obesity at 28.6%. 1 hospital in/around Fort Leonard Wood, 0 with an ER.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fort Leonard Wood from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Pulaski County) - Fort Leonard Wood's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 7.2% -49% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 1.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 25.5% |
| Work From Home | 35.6% |
| Public Transit | 0.2% |
Population
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Health Indicators
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Safety Context
Fort Leonard Wood, MO is located in Pulaski County, Missouri. With a population of 15K and a $67,772 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital. Safety alerts for the Fort Leonard Wood area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Missouri
Real-time AQI for every monitored Missouri location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Fort Leonard Wood's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Pulaski County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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