Median Household Income
$50,728
Median Home Value
$116,800
Median Gross Rent
$765/mo
Poverty Rate
20.5%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Homeownership Rate
76.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15.7%
Median Age
40.3
Population Over Time
Leake County shrank 8.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
23,368
2016
23,011
2018
22,870
2020
22,791
2022
21,335
2024
21,319
Business & Industry
Leake County has 320 business establishments employing 5,160 people.
Other services (except public administration)
42
Health care and social assistance
33
Accommodation and food services
28
Finance and insurance
25
Professional, scientific, and technical services
23
Construction
18
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
13
Wholesale trade
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.