Leflore County, Mississippi

Leflore County has a population of 27,141 and has shrunk 9.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $101,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $35,277.

Home price
$101,200
Income
$35,277
Population
27,141
Unemployment
11.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$101,200county
Median gross rent$689county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198066.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented47.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$642county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,055county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$35,277county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate31.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.9%county
Unemployment rate11.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.4%county
Economic output per resident$53,544county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.02%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle14.7%county
Traffic deaths55.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.8%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3921county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible99.9%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians80county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year37.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year28.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity43.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population27,141county
Land area in square miles594county
People per square mile of land45.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.6%county
Population change since 2020-9.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age34.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.1%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents289county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in439county
Households that moved away574county
Average income of arriving households$31,018county
Average income of departing households$42,113county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year32county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings84.4%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F109 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days245 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.7%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband69.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk70.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.8county
Landslide risk26.2county
Hail risk81.6county
Earthquake risk88.0county
Tornado risk88.7county
Tropical cyclone risk71.7county
Extreme heat risk79.5county
Winter weather risk15.8county
Strong wind risk75.4county
Wildfire risk22.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Leflore County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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