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Leakesville, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Leakesville is $18,365, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Leakesville median household income is $43,636, which has grown by 63.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Leakesville residents spend 24.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #143

Leakesville, MS	18,365 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	30,492 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	33,333 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	23,125 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #77

Leakesville, MS	43,636 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	46,549 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #33

Leakesville, MS	63.24%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Leakesville, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.57%	$9,567, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.36%	$17,389, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.64%	$408, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.36%	$19,261, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	47,500 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Leakesville, MS	49,803 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$43,636, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$50,417, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,636, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,531, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$17,679, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	631, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	279, 44.22%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	157, 56.27%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	157, 56.27%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	151, 96.18%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 3.82%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	122, 43.73%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	352, 55.78%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	124, 35.23%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	124, 35.23%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	114, 91.94%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 8.06%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	228, 64.77%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	265, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	193, 72.83%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62, 23.40%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	3, 1.13%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 1.13%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 1.51%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Leakesville, MS	24.8 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	265	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	151, 56.98%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15, 9.93%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20, 13.25%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15, 9.93%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 3.97%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 30.46%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 17.22%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	114, 43.02%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62, 54.39%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24, 21.05%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 24.56%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Leakesville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	265, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 3.77%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	53, 20.00%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	25, 9.43%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6, 2.26%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 3.40%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	7, 2.64%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33, 12.45%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 0.75%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	55, 20.75%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5, 1.89%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	38, 14.34%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 8.30%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Leakesville, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	39	5.56%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12	6.52%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.