Leake County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 10,69946.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,65141.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3385.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,0954.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1210.5%Asian alone
  • 1070.5%Two or more races

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $775 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $538 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Leake County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carthage, Standing Pine, Walnut Grove, Redwater, Lena.

Neighboring counties: Bibb County, Georgia , Bleckley County, Georgia , Burke County, Georgia , Lauderdale County , Noxubee County , Upson County, Georgia .

Current college students: 436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 425 (14.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2652010 or later
• 852000 to 2009
• 391990 to 1999
• 251980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,614
• One, attached: 129
• Two: 140
• 3 or 4: 83
• 5 to 9: 276
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 2,293

Housing units in Leake County with a mortgage: 2,099 (0 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,551

Religion statistics for Leake County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Leake County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1398: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,599 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.37% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($26,585 average AGI)
0.76% relocated from other states ($4,014 average AGI)

Leake County:	0.76%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from Scott County, MS	0.79% ($29,804 average AGI)
from Neshoba County, MS	0.69% ($32,939)
from Rankin County, MS	0.51% ($43,361)
from Attala County, MS	0.45% ($22,344)
from Madison County, MS	0.44% ($38,806)
from Hinds County, MS	0.39% ($36,607)

5.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,025 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.36% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($25,125 average AGI)
0.80% relocated to other states ($5,899 average AGI)

Leake County:	0.80%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to Neshoba County, MS	0.77% ($26,127 average AGI)
to Rankin County, MS	0.68% ($41,458)
to Scott County, MS	0.63% ($26,933)
to Madison County, MS	0.49% ($33,857)
to Newton County, MS	0.32% ($31,696)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Leake County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,552 (1,144 living alone), Female householders: 4,522 (1,241 living alone)

• 3,284 spouses (3,246 opposite-sex spouses), 302 unmarried partners, (290 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,309 children (7,097 natural, 67 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 1,615 grandchildren, 502 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 55 foster children, 523 other relatives, 365 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 609

Size of family households: 2,659 2-persons, 1,258 3-persons, 771 4-persons, 647 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,385 1-person, 186 2-persons, 29 3-persons.

2,216 married couples with children.
2,070 single-parent households (156 men, 1,914 women).

92.4% of residents of Leake speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $140,073,000 ($6,280 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,440,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,165,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,766,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $749,000
Federal grants: $40,018,000
Federal procurement contracts: $683,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,692,000 ($549,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $490,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,033,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,798,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+38 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Leake County, Mississippi
• 2302014 or later
• 2742010 to 2013
• 1,1192000 to 2009
• 2,0821990 to 1999
• 1,8401980 to 1989
• 1,7751970 to 1979
• 1,1771960 to 1969
• 5391950 to 1959
• 1661940 to 1949
• 4421939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Leake County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Leake County, Mississippi
• 181 room
• 02 rooms
• 1733 rooms
• 6684 rooms
• 1,4755 rooms
• 1,2696 rooms
• 1,0137 rooms
• 5128 rooms
• 4659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leake County, Mississippi
• 311 room
• 552 rooms
• 2733 rooms
• 8754 rooms
• 6005 rooms
• 3066 rooms
• 1847 rooms
• 708 rooms
• 219+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Leake County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Leake County, Mississippi
• 17no bedroom
• 571 bedroom
• 7472 bedrooms
• 3,5573 bedrooms
• 1,0754 bedrooms
• 1875+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leake County, Mississippi
• 31no bedroom
• 1441 bedroom
• 8562 bedrooms
• 1,2973 bedrooms
• 1044 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Leake County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Leake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 365no vehicle
• 1,4921 vehicle
• 1,9912 vehicles
• 1,0603 vehicles
• 5984 vehicles
• 1505+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Leake County in renter-occupied apartments
• 468no vehicle
• 1,1311 vehicle
• 5652 vehicles
• 1753 vehicles
• 734 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.7% of Leake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Mississippi.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19,195
• Other state: 3,007
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 704
• South: 1,780
• West: 457

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,041
• Number of aged recipients: 172
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 869
• Number of recipients under 18: 196
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 528
• Number of recipients older than 64: 317
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 492
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 415