Arcola vs Leland

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Leland: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcola and Leland are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leland has the higher population (3,864 vs 160 in Arcola). Leland has the higher median household income ($39,767 vs $26,667 in Arcola). Since 2019, Leland's population has grown faster (-2.5% vs -51.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Leland
Population	160	3,864
Median age	37.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$26,667	$39,767
Median home value	—	$111,100
Median gross rent	$563	$702
Housing units	97	1,982
Homeownership rate	66.1%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Leland
Population	329 → 160 (-51.4%)	3,965 → 3,864 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$19,750 → $26,667 (+35.0%)	$34,932 → $39,767 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $53,000 (+27.1%)	$75,000 → $111,100 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $563 (+0.9%)	$643 → $702 (+9.2%)

Arcola

Population

329160

Median household income

$19,750$26,667

Median home value

$41,700$53,000

Median gross rent

$558$563

Leland

Population

3,9653,864

Median household income

$34,932$39,767

Median home value

$75,000$111,100

Median gross rent

$643$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Leland
Under 5	15.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	18.0%
35 to 44	17.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	5.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	17.5%	10.4%
75 and over	5.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Leland
White (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	24.4%
Black or African American	93.8%	72.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Leland
No high school diploma	30.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	31.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Leland
Drove alone	87.9%	81.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Leland
1-unit, detached	66.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Leland
Poverty rate	53.1%	27.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1977	1969