Leake County is home to 21,319 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $116,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Median rent is $765 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,728, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leake County
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants84.8% → 76.7%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.2% → 15.7%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate29.6% → 20.5%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(248)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(219)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(362)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.2%(84)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,026 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Leake County, decade by decade
Leake County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,436
$38,341
$82,802
9.2%
63.9
2000
20,940
$49,285
$91,811
11.6%
68.8
2010
23,805
$46,014
$100,844
9.6%
74.2
2020
21,275
$44,492
$104,478
15.9%
77.6
2024
21,319
$50,728
$116,800
15.7%
78.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
