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38756

Leland, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,887
Median household income
$45,625
People below poverty
22%
Median home value
$113,400

Income

The median income of households in 38756 was $45,625. An estimated 8.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 11.5
$25,000 to $34,999 13
$35,000 to $49,999 16.2
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 7.6
$100,000 to $149,999 7.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 7.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54872
Female 36099

An estimated 66.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,906. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.2
Social Security 43.4
Retirement income 17.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23.4

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38756 in 2020-2024, 83.8% had health insurance coverage and 16.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47.6% and public coverage was 51%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 38756 had a total population of 5,887 - 2,985 (50.7%) females and 2,902 (49.3%) males. The median age was 39.9 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38756 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 260 142
5 to 9 273 120
10 to 14 349 144
15 to 19 55 125
20 to 24 132 157
25 to 29 248 227
30 to 34 127 207
35 to 39 275 120
40 to 44 38 165
45 to 49 85 142
50 to 54 192 245
55 to 59 233 193
60 to 64 166 233
65 to 69 191 169
70 to 74 89 199
75 to 79 112 163
80 to 84 29 121
85 and over 48 113

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 39.4% were White; 52.8% were Black or African American; 13.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 31.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.2% of the people in 38756 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 39.4% of the people in 38756 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,547 households in 38756. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.3% of the households in 38756 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.8% of all households, while 13.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 38756, 29% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.3
Cohabiting Couples 3.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.2% of males and 43.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.7 30.8
Now married, except separated 58.2 43.2
Separated 0.5 2.9
Widowed 2.4 11.4
Divorced 6.1 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38756, 276 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 84.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 38756 were U.S. natives. 87.1% of the 38756 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 38756 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 94.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38756 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38756.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 94.7
Asia 5.3
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38756 in 2020-2024, 4.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.8% of people at least five years old; 0.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.8
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 38756 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 5.3
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38756 was 1,239 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 111 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 894. College or graduate school enrollment was 234.

Educational Attainment of People in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.5
High school diploma or equivalency 29
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 14.6
Bachelor's degree 13.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.1

Disability

In 38756, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.2% of people under 18 years old, to 24.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 51.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38756, 51.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 62.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 26% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,473 62.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 616 26
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 284 12

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38756 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.2
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 5
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 21.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.1
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 1.1
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38756 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 934 39.4
Service occupations 401 16.9
Sales and office occupations 391 16.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 282 11.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 365 15.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.3% of 38756 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 4.3

In 2020-2024, 38756 had a total of 2,966 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.9
Mobile homes 8.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38756 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 66.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38756 had 2,547 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 419 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.8% while renters occupied 27.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.26 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.45.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 16.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38756:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 63.4
Electricity 36.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38756 was $113,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.3 % had a mortgage. 59.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,598 and for owners without a mortgage it was $413.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38756 was $797. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.