Neshoba County vs. Leake County

	Neshoba County (MS)	Leake County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,125	22,763
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	-4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,685	23,803
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,676	23,805
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.8%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	52.4%	48.4%
White alone, percent	59.3%	49.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.3%	42.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	17.2%	6.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.1%	46.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,331	885
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,562	9,559
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$81,400	$78,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$951	$1,003
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$340	$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$659	$627
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.0%	4.8%
Households, 2014-2018	10,699	8,168
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.6%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.6%	72.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.7%	54.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.2%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.5%	16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.0%	19.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	49.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	102,338	36,757
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	447,980	16,895
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	288,533	173,043
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,687	$7,428
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	30.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,875	$33,482
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,641	$17,960
Persons in poverty, percent	26.9%	25.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	498	298
Total employment, 2017	10,086	4,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	410,618	125,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	26.8%	6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,905	1,297
All firms, 2012	1,821	1,466
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,057	719
Women-owned firms, 2012	594	638
Minority-owned firms, 2012	349	490
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,405	937
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	166	139
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,537	1,226
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.6%	22.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.1	40.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.14	583.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Neshoba county (MS) and Leake county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.