Leake County vs. Winston County

	Leake County (MS)	Winston County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,763	18,165
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.4%	-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,803	19,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,805	19,198
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.6%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	48.4%	51.2%
White alone, percent	49.5%	50.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	42.2%	46.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.6%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.7%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.8%	49.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	885	915
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,559	8,913
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$78,500	$84,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,003	$926
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$313	$309
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$627	$685
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	10.6%
Households, 2014-2018	8,168	7,396
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.5%	75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	54.8%	60.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.3%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.0%	16.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.3%	53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.4%	50.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	36,757	34,766
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,895	198,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	173,043	209,587
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,428	$11,014
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.6	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,482	$36,214
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,960	$24,538
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	21.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	298	383
Total employment, 2017	4,370	5,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	125,221	186,777
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.0%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,297	1,297
All firms, 2012	1,466	1,641
Men-owned firms, 2012	719	1,086
Women-owned firms, 2012	638	445
Minority-owned firms, 2012	490	508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	937	1,080
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	139	278
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,226	1,302
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.5%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	22.7%	18.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	40.8	31.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	583.00	607.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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