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Moving to Leakesville, Mississippi

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Population: 1,026. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,007 (-1.9% change)
Males: 428 (41.7%), Females: 598 (58.3%)

Greene County

Zip code: 39451

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.7 years
Median household income: $26,731
Median house value: $61,800

Population by Race

Races in Leakesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.3%)
  • Black (19.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (28.1%), English (5.3%), Irish (3.3%), Scottish (3.1%), German (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Leakesville

  • High school or higher: 75.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Leakesville town

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 16.7%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -110 (-9.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Leakesville:

  • GEORGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LUCEDALE, MS)
  • PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSP (about 26 miles; RICHTON, MS)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY INFIRMARY (about 30 miles; CHATOM, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leakesville:

  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
  • TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; Abbreviation: PQL)
  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 51 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Leakesville:

  • RICHTON-PERRY COUNTY (about 29 miles; RICHTON, MS; Abbreviation: M59)
  • ROY WILCOX (about 33 miles; CHATOM, AL; Abbreviation: 5R1)
  • WAYNESBORO MUNI (about 34 miles; WAYNESBORO, MS; Abbreviation: 2R0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leakesville:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 42 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 52 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 64 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)

Schools

Public high schools in Leakesville:

  • GREENE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 514; Location: 4336 HIGH SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GREENE COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL (Location: 173 VO-TECH ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Leakesville:

  • LEAKESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 175 ANNEX ROAD; Grades: PK – 04)
  • LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 620 MAIN STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)

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