Mississippi · Census place 39840
Leakesville town, MS
Quick answer
Leakesville town has 5,564 residents, ranking #65 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $65,745, the median home is worth $111,300 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 5,564Leakesville town residents
- Median household income
- $65,745Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Leakesville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Leakesville town median would spend about 15.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.3% of residents and 61.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Saltillo city 4,962
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