Leslie, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Leslie	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$23,108	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$39,852	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$46,110	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,677	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,135	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.9%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Leslie is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in Leslie is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Leslie is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Leslie is 118% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,565 $39,852 $79,704

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Leslie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.3%	33.3%
Manufacturing sector	22.2%	22.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	33.3%	33.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Marthasville, MO	2,476	$145,684	79.1%
Miramiguoa Park, MO	162	$104,906	29.0%
Washington, MO	14,575	$97,715	20.1%
Union, MO	12,241	$81,819	0.6%
New Haven, MO	2,923	$77,607	4.6%
Leslie, MO	75	$39,852	51.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Willow Creek, AK	75	$0	100.0%
Lindcove, CA	75	$0	100.0%
Paoli, CO	75	$0	100.0%
Promise City, IA	75	$41,538	48.9%
Comstock, MN	75	$0	100.0%
Leslie, MO	75	$39,852	51.0%

Source: The Leslie, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.