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39451

Leakesville, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
7,323
Median household income
$67,576
People below poverty
18.8%
Median home value
$112,100

Income

The median income of households in 39451 was $67,576. An estimated 10.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.7
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3
$100,000 to $149,999 25.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68879
Female 41506

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,856. 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 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 33.9
Retirement income 27.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.1
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.9

In 2020-2024, 9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 55.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39451 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.5% and public coverage was 40.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.2%.


In 2020-2024, 39451 had a total population of 7,323 - 2,251 (30.7%) females and 5,072 (69.3%) males. The median age was 42.1 years. An estimated 15.3% of the population was under 18 years, 39.1% was 19 to 44 years, 32.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39451 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 227 148
5 to 9 127 199
10 to 14 141 70
15 to 19 183 73
20 to 24 265 197
25 to 29 493 60
30 to 34 537 171
35 to 39 414 91
40 to 44 517 119
45 to 49 472 196
50 to 54 498 128
55 to 59 320 107
60 to 64 524 142
65 to 69 150 160
70 to 74 69 70
75 to 79 67 131
80 to 84 21 69
85 and over 47 120

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 61.3% were White; 33.3% were Black or African American; 17% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 7.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.5% of the people in 39451 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 61.2% of the people in 39451 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,408 households in 39451. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 57% of the households in 39451 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.9% of all households, while 6.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.1% of all households.

In 39451, 29.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57
Cohabiting Couples 12.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
6.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 25.4% of males and 56.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.1 17.7
Now married, except separated 25.4 56.4
Separated 4.3 1
Widowed 3.1 12.4
Divorced 19.1 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39451, 93 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.4% of the people living in 39451 were U.S. natives. 71.5% of the 39451 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.6% of 39451 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39451 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 39451.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51.2
Asia 0
Europe 48.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39451 in 2020-2024, 1.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% 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 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 39451 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.1
Different house, same county 3.3
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 78 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39451 was 1,136 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 6 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 770. College or graduate school enrollment was 360.

Educational Attainment of People in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22
High school diploma or equivalency 42.6
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 5.6
Bachelor's degree 6.1
Graduate or professional degree 6.1

Disability

In 39451, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.9% of people under 18 years old, to 19.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 64.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39451, 22.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 75.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,011 70.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 360 25.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 61 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39451 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 20.1
Manufacturing 15.6
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 5.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39451 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 584 40.8
Service occupations 138 9.6
Sales and office occupations 144 10.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 308 21.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 258 18

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.9% of 39451 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 50.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 0.6
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 0.6

In 2020-2024, 39451 had a total of 1,592 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.2% 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"). 4.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 26.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.8
Mobile homes 26.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

17.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39451 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 68.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39451 had 1,408 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 184 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.2% while renters occupied 15.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.4.

0.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 37.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39451:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39451 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.6
Electricity 77.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 3.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39451 was $112,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 31 % had a mortgage. 69% 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 $1,247 and for owners without a mortgage it was $386.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39451 was $827. 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.