Leake County, MS Demographic Data
Leake County, MS Summary
Leake County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 23,462
- Area: 585.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 583.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 40.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 393.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Leake County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,519
50%
50.8
Male
11,492
50%
49.2
Total Population
23,011
323,128,000
Leake County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,571
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,799
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,884
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,862
8.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,424
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,766
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,650
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,921
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,635
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,224
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,875
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,007
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
393
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,489
71.7%
77.2
Female
8,461
51.3%
51.3
Male
8,028
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,676
68.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,950
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,275
14.2%
15.2
Female
1,890
57.7%
55.8
Male
1,385
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Leake County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,940
99.7%
96.8
White
11,898
51.7%
72.6
Black or African American
9,618
41.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,333
5.8%
0.8
Asian
74
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
74
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
17
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
71
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
987
4.3%
17.8
Mexican
388
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
74
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
525
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,024
95.7%
82.2
Leake County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,358
9.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,019
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,340
36.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,870
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,111
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,253
8.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
520
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,377
23.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,094
76.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,773
12.3%
31.2
Leake County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,685
32.0%
33.7%
Now Married
7,774
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,242
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
707
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,349
7.6
5.8%
Leake County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,979
93.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,461
6.8%
21.6%
Spanish
772
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
28
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
70
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
591
2.8%
1.1%
Leake County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,115
13.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
817
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,376
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
978
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,086
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,384
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
540
6.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
564
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
89
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
310
3.8%
6.4
Median household income
32,657
57,617
Per capita income
18,178
31,128
Leake County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
747
8.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
645
7.6%
9.8
Construction
347
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,823
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
511
6.0%
6.6
Information
40
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,609
19.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
343
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
462
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
511
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,042
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
340
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
63
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,336
15.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,139
25.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,749
20.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,598
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,661
19.6%
18.1%
Leake County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,096
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,335
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,310
16.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
69
0.9%
5.1
Walked
173
2.1%
2.7
Other means
71
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
138
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.9
26.6
Leake County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
689
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,556
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,133
37.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,881
22.8%
21.0
Leake County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,259
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,106
73.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,153
26.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,162
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Leake County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,421
1 room
112
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
137
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
604
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,910
20.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,614
27.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,853
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,263
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
492
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
436
4.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Leake County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,421
1-unit, detached
6,546
69.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
107
1.1%
5.9
2-units
129
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
120
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
77
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
80
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
42
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,297
24.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
23
0.2%
0.1
Leake County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
732
7.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
306
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
465
4.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
991
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,107
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,760
18.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,774
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,115
11.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
171
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Leake County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,063
12.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,998
36.3%
4.7
Electricity
3,833
46.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
292
3.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
36
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.3%
1.1
Leake County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,522
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
0.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
108
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
254
10.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
647
25.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,461
57.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,394
55.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
156
6.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
149
5.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
661
26.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Leake County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,540
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
3.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
606
39.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
876
56.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
613
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
261
17.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
202
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
155
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
186
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
60
4.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
628
42.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
661
0.0%
0.0%
Leake County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,106
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,854
30.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,828
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
986
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
673
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
574
9.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
116
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
63
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,200
205,000