Elizabeth vs Leland

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

Elizabeth 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 204 in Elizabeth). Since 2019, Leland's population has grown faster (-2.5% vs -25.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Leland
Population	204	3,864
Median age	54.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,767
Median home value	—	$111,100
Median gross rent	$525	$702
Housing units	98	1,982
Homeownership rate	23.5%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Leland
Population	275 → 204 (-25.8%)	3,965 → 3,864 (-2.5%)
Median household income	—	$34,932 → $39,767 (+13.8%)
Median home value	—	$75,000 → $111,100 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$459 → $525 (+14.4%)	$643 → $702 (+9.2%)

Elizabeth

Population

275204

Median gross rent

$459$525

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)

	Elizabeth	Leland
Under 5	2.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	1.5%	18.0%
35 to 44	20.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	4.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	26.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	20.1%	10.4%
75 and over	0.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Leland
White (non-Hispanic)	10.3%	24.4%
Black or African American	89.7%	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+

	Elizabeth	Leland
No high school diploma	22.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Leland
Drove alone	100.0%	81.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Leland
1-unit, detached	41.8%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	27.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	30.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Leland
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.5%
Average household size	2.08	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1982	1969