Mississippi

Leake County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
46.7%
African
42.3%
Native American
5.6%
Hispanic
4.7%
Other
0.7%

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Leake Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricLeake CountyMississippiUnited States
Non-Hispanic White46.7%54.7%58%
Black or African American42.3%36.2%—
American Indian and Alaska Native5.6%0.5%—
Hispanic4.7%4.6%—
Indian0.2%0.3%—
East Asian0.1%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Leake County next to Mississippi and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricLeake CountyMississippiUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—87.0 (−13.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—56.5 (−43.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$50,728$56,447$80,734
Median home value$116,800$169,800$332,700
Home price to income2.3×3.0×4.1×
Median gross rent$765/mo$954/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income18.1%20.3%21.0%