For population 25 years and over in Leland
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leland village
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
16 residents are foreign born | This village: |  1.6% | | Illinois: |  12.3% |
According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Leland, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Leland to the number of sex offenders is 485 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Leland: | 2.2% ($2,384) | | Illinois: | 1.7% ($2,285) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Aurora, IL  (35.8 miles  , pop. 142,990).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (78.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Somonauk, IL (8.1 miles  ),
Earlville, IL (8.7 miles  ),
Sheridan, IL (9.8 miles  ),
Waterman, IL (11.0 miles  ),
Shabbona, IL (11.8 miles  ),
Sandwich, IL (12.4 miles ),
Paw Paw, IL (13.7 miles  ),
Millington, IL (14.1 miles  ).
Latitude: 41.61 N, Longitude: 88.80 W
Most common industries for males:
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- Construction (23%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (3%)
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Most common industries for females:
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- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
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Most common occupations for males
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- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
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Most common occupations for females
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- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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