COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leland vs Plano
PLACE A
Leland, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Plano, Texas
Leland is 99% smaller than Plano. Plano earns more, with a median household income $74,847 higher. Plano has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -11%).
LELANDPLANODIFFERENCE
Total population3,555293,028−99% vs Plano
Population density9924,087−3,095
Population growth-11.0%9.9%−20.9 pts
Median age43.139.6+3.5
Male49.1%49.5%−0.4 pts
Female50.9%50.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.8%29.3%−28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.9%46.6%−18.7 pts
Black67.9%8.7%+59.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%16.7%−15.8 pts
Asian0.0%23.6%−23.6 pts
Other3.4%4.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$37,406$112,253−$74,847
Per capita income$27,174$59,916−$32,742
Poverty rate29.3%6.8%+22.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.445+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%60.5%−36.0 pts
Graduate degree8.3%24.9%−16.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%4.0%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation54.2%69.2%−15.0 pts
Median home value$109,700$465,900−$356,200
Median gross rent$834$1,841−$1,007
Owner-occupied69.4%56.9%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%4.5%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households76.7%41.9%+34.8 pts
Average commute14.825.4−10.6
Worked from home7.0%27.5%−20.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
Uninsured14.2%10.7%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025