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Language Spoken At Home in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,650 | 100% |
English only | 20,265 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 1,385 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 695 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 847 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 645 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 72 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 466 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,563 | 100% |
American | 2,828 | 12.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 147 | 0.6% |
English | 1,254 | 5.3% |
French (except Basque) | 256 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 59 | 0.3% |
German | 669 | 2.8% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 6 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,484 | 10.5% |
Italian | 63 | 0.3% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.1% |
Polish | 14 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 103 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 185 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 398 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 18 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,977 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,716 | 71.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,744 | 34.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,807 | 47.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,582 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 438 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 223 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,471 | 18.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 939 | 11.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,261 | 28.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,096 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 893 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,163 | 39.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,274 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,439 | 100% |
Householder | 7,977 | 35.5% |
Spouse | 3,807 | 17.0% |
Child | 7,925 | 35.3% |
Other relatives | 2,124 | 9.5% |
Nonrelatives | 606 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 365 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,540 | 100% |
Never married | 3,027 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,198 | 49.2% |
Separated | 386 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 233 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 696 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,369 | 100% |
Never married | 2,981 | 31.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,024 | 43.0% |
Separated | 297 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,156 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 911 | 9.7% |
Fertility in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 262 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 196 | 74.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 632 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 389 | 61.6% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 3.0% |
1 or 2 years | 12 | 1.9% |
3 or 4 years | 143 | 22.6% |
5 or more years | 215 | 34.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 389 | 100% |
Who are female | 198 | 50.9% |
Who are married | 312 | 80.2% |
School Enrollment in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,511 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 378 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 321 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,188 | 49.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,727 | 26.5% |
College or graduate school | 897 | 13.8% |
Educational Attainment in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,190 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,439 | 10.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,246 | 15.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,004 | 35.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,952 | 20.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,054 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,141 | 8.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 354 | 2.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.5% |
Veteran Status in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,388 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,502 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,439 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,344 | 19.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 325 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 12,318 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,307 | 18.7% |
65 years and over | 2,992 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,712 | 57.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,355 | 100% |
Same house | 20,823 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,511 | 10.8% |
Same county | 1,260 | 5.4% |
Different county | 1,251 | 5.4% |
Same state | 986 | 4.2% |
Different state | 265 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 21 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,563 | 100% |
Native | 22,992 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 22,992 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 20,445 | 86.8% |
Different state | 2,547 | 10.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 0 | 0.0% |
Foreign born | 571 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 571 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 9 | 1.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 562 | 98.4% |
Year of Entry in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 571 | 100% |
Native | 0 | 0% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0% |
Entered before 2010 | 0 | 0% |
Foreign born | 571 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 571 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Leake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 571 | 100% |
Europe | 29 | 5.1% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 538 | 94.2% |
Northern America | 4 | 0.7% |