Leakesville is a city located in Greene County Mississippi. Leakesville has a 2020 population of 879. It is also the county seat of Greene County. Leakesville is currently declining at a rate of -0.57% annually and its population has decreased by -7.86% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 954 in 2010.
The average household income in Leakesville is $42,648 with a poverty rate of 23.29%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $565 per month, and the median house value is $91,800. The median age in Leakesville is 32.5 years, 24.4 years for males, and 37.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Leakesvillewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 2,798 | 51.41% |
Black or African American | 2,524 | 46.37% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 29 | 0.53% |
Some Other Race | 3 | 0.06% |
Two or More Races | 89 | 1.64% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 472 | 3.04 | 54.7 |
Married | 174 | 4.93 | 67.2 |
Male | 19 | 2.84 | 26.3 |
Female | 90 | 3.72 | 72.2 |
Non Family | 189 | 0 | 37.6 |
4.36
Average Family Size
3.04
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 431 | 9.74% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,209 | 27.32% |
High School Graduate | 1,340 | 30.28% |
Some College | 992 | 22.41% |
Associates Degree | 242 | 5.47% |
Bachelors Degree | 145 | 3.28% |
Graduate Degree | 67 | 1.51% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 2,172 | 1,550 | 139 |
Black | 2,080 | 1,116 | 73 |
Other Race | 3 | 3 | |
Native American | 28 | 23 | |
2+ Races | 44 | 31 | |
Hispanic | 102 | 66 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among other race people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 6.40%.
99.39% of Leakesville residents speak only English, while 0.61% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 0.32% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 7 | 5 | 71.43% |
White | 996 | 247 | 24.80% |
Black | 395 | 81 | 20.51% |
Other | NaN% |
23.29%
Overall Poverty Rate
24.29%
Male Poverty Rate
22.21%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Leakesville is Native, with 71.43% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Leakesville is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 7.11%. Among those working part-time, it was 13.04%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 15.99%.
21.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
18.4%
Male Marriage Rate
46.8%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 250 | 9.91% |
Black | 122 | 5.34% |
Native American | 6 | 20.69% |
Hispanic | 28 | 25.00% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
55.56%
Veteran Disability Rate
7.7%
Labor Force Participation
7.1%
Employment Rate
7.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
68.53%
Born in Leakesville
99.69%
Native Born
0.31%
Foreign Born
0.20%
Non Citizen
0.11%
Naturalized
99.69% of Leakesville residents were born in the United States, with 68.53% having been born in Mississippi. 0.20% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 954 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 934 | -20 | -2.10% |
2012 | 930 | -4 | -0.43% |
2013 | 922 | -8 | -0.86% |
2014 | 926 | 4 | 0.43% |
2015 | 918 | -8 | -0.86% |
2016 | 911 | -7 | -0.76% |
2017 | 897 | -14 | -1.54% |
2018 | 899 | 2 | 0.22% |
2019 | 894 | -5 | -0.56% |
2020 | 889 | -5 | -0.56% |
2021 | 884 | -5 | -0.56% |
2022 | 879 | -5 | -0.57% |