COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leland vs Albert Lea
PLACE A
Leland, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Leland is 80% smaller than Albert Lea. Albert Lea earns more, with a median household income $27,197 higher. Albert Lea has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
LELANDALBERT LEADIFFERENCE
Total population3,55518,217−80% vs Albert Lea
Population density9921,371−379
Population growth-11.0%2.6%−13.6 pts
Median age43.144.3−1.2
Male49.1%50.3%−1.2 pts
Female50.9%49.7%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.5%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.9%76.1%−48.1 pts
Black67.9%2.3%+65.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%14.7%−13.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other3.4%2.1%+1.3 pts
Median household income$37,406$64,603−$27,197
Per capita income$27,174$39,282−$12,108
Poverty rate29.3%12.8%+16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.489Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%17.4%+7.1 pts
Graduate degree8.3%6.1%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%5.7%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation54.2%57.4%−3.2 pts
Median home value$109,700$157,500−$47,800
Median gross rent$834$857−$23
Owner-occupied69.4%74.1%−4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%8.9%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households76.7%45.7%+31.1 pts
Average commute14.817.8−2.9
Worked from home7.0%7.1%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.2%+0.1 pts
Uninsured14.2%8.1%+6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025