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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-WHITEMAN-AFB-MO · Whiteman AFB, MO 3,713 pop · income 36th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Whiteman AFB
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Whiteman AFB on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
El Dorado Spr… · lowest
31,982
El Dorado Spr… · lowest
31,982 median HH income
14.2% of the leader · rank #1
Whiteman AFB · this city
60,250
Whiteman AFB · this city
60,250 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #2
Empire · near
60,250
Empire · near
60,250 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #3
New Troy · near
60,250
New Troy · near
60,250 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #4
Depauville · near
60,250
Depauville · near
60,250 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #5
Hobgood · near
60,250
Hobgood · near
60,250 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #6
Frontenac · highest
225,813
Frontenac · highest
225,813 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Whiteman AFB on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,713.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Whiteman AFB lands in the 36th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
36th
percentile, household income
7th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Whiteman AFB, MO
Whiteman AFB is a small town in Missouri, home to 3,713 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Whiteman AFB report a median income of $60,250 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.7%. The median resident age is 22.3 years. 39.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $219 across Missouri, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Whiteman AFB's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to schools and households to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Whiteman AFB, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Whiteman AFB?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Frontenac (3,669 residents, $225,813 income); Northwoods (3,654 residents, $40,787 income); Moscow Mills (3,647 residents, $68,451 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Hebron, IN (3,712 residents); Greentown, OH (3,714 residents); Plain City, OH (3,712 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the education layer cover for Whiteman AFB?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 39.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
What does the journey to work look like in Whiteman AFB?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 81.2%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Below median income · poverty 8.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
C
City profile score · Whiteman AFB, MO
57/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share B
39.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$60,250
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Whiteman AFB profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Bachelor's+ share: 74/100 (B) · 39.5%
Poverty rate: 45/100 (D) · 8.7%
Household income: 35/100 (F) · $60,250
How does Whiteman AFB compare to other US cities?
Here's how Whiteman AFB stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income36% higher than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Whiteman AFB against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Whiteman AFB near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Whiteman AFB ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Whiteman AFB only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#310 of 842
63rd percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#495 of 875
43rd percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#91 of 875
89th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
36th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$60,250Whiteman AFB, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Whiteman AFB, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Whiteman AFB, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)26.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,713
Median Income
$60,250
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.3
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Labor force participation
26.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
39.5%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
81.2%
Carpool
12.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.8%
Work from Home
3.9%
Other
0.7%
Based on 2,022 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Whiteman AFB. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Whiteman AFB is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Whiteman AFB sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Whiteman AFB compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.