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Moving to Leachville, Arkansas

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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

Map of Leachville, AR

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)

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