Moving to Leachville, Arkansas
Population: 1,981. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,847 (-6.8% change)
Males: 956 (48.3%), Females: 1,025 (51.7%)
Mississippi County
Zip code: 72438
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $25,789
Median house value: $42,300
Population by Race
Races in Leachville:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
- Hispanic (9.5%)
- Other race (4.0%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (25.6%), Irish (9.7%), German (6.2%), English (3.3%), Dutch (2.2%).
Elevation: 237 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leachville
- High school or higher: 58.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leachville city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 8.7%
7.0% Foreign born (6.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+13.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Leachville:
- ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PARAGOULD, AR)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 23 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (about 24 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leachville:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 49 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 97 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leachville:
- MANILA MUNI (about 8 miles; MANILA, AR; Abbreviation: MXA)
- HORNERSVILLE MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; HORNERSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: 37M)
- KIRK FIELD (about 19 miles; PARAGOULD, AR; Abbreviation: PGR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leachville:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 58 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
Public primary/middle schools in Leachville:
- BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL EAST ELEM. (Students: 228; Location: S. MAIN & 11TH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL JHS (Students: 198; Location: #1 MUSTANG DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 09)