Living in Leake County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 8,105 households are located in Leake County School District area. Among them, 2,677 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.39 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,429 and 5,995 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (407) of residents are non-citizens and 7% (1,538) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Leake County School District, Mississippi
Household	8,105
Population	22,172
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,677 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,429
Total Students	5,995
Pre-Kindergarten	442
Kindergarten	221
Grade 1-8	2,791
Grade 9-12	1,674
College/Graduate School	867
Veterans	16,695
Non-citizen	407
Non-English Home Language	1,538
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

17,501 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,304 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,277 people are in civilian labor force and 27 are in armed labor force. 8,510 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Leake County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,295	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,548	78.94%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,357	16.36%
Public transportation	30	0.36%
Walked	90	1.08%
Other method	133	1.60%
Worked from home	137	1.65%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,510	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,851	21.75%
Service	1,750	20.56%
Sales and office	1,642	19.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,297	15.24%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,970	23.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,510	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	468	5.50%
Construction	546	6.42%
Manufacturing	1,739	20.43%
Wholesale trade	71	0.83%
Retail trade	1,003	11.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	480	5.64%
Information	94	1.10%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	384	4.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	521	6.12%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,639	19.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	551	6.47%
Other services, except public administration	525	6.17%
Public administration	489	5.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,510	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,386	75.04%
Government workers	1,481	17.40%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	639	7.51%
Unpaid family workers	4	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $53,201 for the 8,105 households in Leake County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $27,239. 18,801 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 84.90%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,105	-
Less than $10,000	1,022	12.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	682	8.41%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,319	16.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	861	10.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,065	13.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,149	14.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	955	11.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	699	8.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	142	1.75%
More than $200,000	211	2.60%
Median Household Income	$37,096	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$53,201	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,591	-
Less than $10,000	504	9.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	256	4.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	805	14.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	519	9.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	754	13.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	974	17.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	828	14.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	607	10.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	163	2.92%
More than $200,000	181	3.24%

Median Family Income	$49,487	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$62,530	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,239	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,622	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,622	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,145	-
With health insurance coverage	18,801	84.90%
Public coverage	9,648	43.57%
Private health insurance	11,508	51.97%
Without health insurance coverage	3,344	15.10%

Housing

There are 9,567 housing units in Leake County School District area, Mississippi with 8,105 units (84.72%) occupied. 5,738 houses (70.80%) are occupied by owner and 2,367 houses (29.20%) are rented. The average housing value is $83,300 and the average rental cost is $660. 126 houses (1.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 600 houses (6.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,567	-
Occupied	8,105	84.72%
Owner Occupied	5,738	70.80%
Renter Occupied	2,367	29.20%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,562	68.59%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	137	1.43%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	534	5.58%
Mobile Homes	2,334	24.40%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,567	-
Built 2014 or later	126	1.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	299	3.13%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,172	12.25%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,063	21.56%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,819	19.01%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,797	18.78%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,155	12.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	536	5.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	600	6.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,567	-
1 room	113	1.18%
2 rooms	95	0.99%
3 rooms	634	6.63%
4 rooms	2,121	22.17%
5 rooms	2,578	26.95%
6 rooms	1,718	17.96%
7 rooms	1,231	12.87%
8 rooms	574	6.00%
9 rooms or more	503	5.26%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,567	-
no bedroom	113	1.18%
1 bedroom	297	3.10%
2 bedrooms	2,056	21.49%
3 bedrooms	5,710	59.68%
4 bedrooms	1,170	12.23%
5 bedrooms or more	221	2.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,738	-
Less than $50,000	1,480	25.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,875	32.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	859	14.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	600	10.46%
$200,000 - $299,999	604	10.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	191	3.33%
$500,000 - $999,999	111	1.93%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.31%
Median House Value	$83,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,668	-
Less than $500	373	22.36%
$500 - $999	1,188	71.22%
$1,000 - $1,499	98	5.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	9	0.54%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$660	-

Demographic

A total of 22,792 people lives in Leake County School District area, Mississippi with 11,746 male and 11,046 female. The males to female ratio is 51.54 to 48.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,792	-
Male	11,746	51.54%
Female	11,046	48.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,792	-
Under 5 years	1,396	6.12%
5 - 9 years	1,500	6.58%
10 - 14 years	1,910	8.38%
15 - 19 years	1,868	8.20%
20 - 24 years	1,399	6.14%
25 - 34 years	2,752	12.07%
35 - 44 years	2,821	12.38%
45 - 54 years	2,689	11.80%
55 - 59 years	1,626	7.13%
60 - 64 years	1,217	5.34%
65 - 74 years	2,082	9.13%
75 - 84 years	1,184	5.19%
85 years and older	348	1.53%
Median Age	36.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,792	-
One Race	22,689	99.55%
White	11,677	51.23%
Black or African American	9,555	41.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,293	5.67%
Asian	117	0.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	47	0.21%

Two or more races	103	0.45%
White and Black or African American	51	0.22%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	36	0.16%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Leake County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic