Leland vs St. James

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

Leland and St. James are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leland has the higher population (26,307 vs 6,901 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($113,670 vs $88,576 in Leland). St. James has the higher median home value ($599,300 vs $358,800 in Leland).

Population, income & housing

	Leland	St. James
Population	26,307	6,901
Median age	48.0 yrs	68.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,576	$113,670
Median home value	$358,800	$599,300
Median gross rent	$1,603	$2,258
Housing units	11,995	3,881
Homeownership rate	81.5%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leland	St. James
Population	20,294 → 26,307 (+29.6%)	5,521 → 6,901 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$68,924 → $88,576 (+28.5%)	$104,850 → $113,670 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $358,800 (+47.5%)	$456,600 → $599,300 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,173 → $1,603 (+36.7%)	$1,862 → $2,258 (+21.3%)

Leland

Population

20,29426,307

Median household income

$68,924$88,576

Median home value

$243,200$358,800

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,603

St. James

Population

5,5216,901

Median household income

$104,850$113,670

Median home value

$456,600$599,300

Median gross rent

$1,862$2,258

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leland	St. James
Under 5	5.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	1.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	0.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	2.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	4.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	30.2%
65 to 74	19.4%	38.3%
75 and over	8.2%	22.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leland	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	9.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leland	St. James
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	23.5%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	28.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leland	St. James
Drove alone	77.3%	44.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	13.1%
Walked	0.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	30.7%
Other means	1.2%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leland	St. James
1-unit, detached	73.0%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	5.9%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leland	St. James
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	53
Median year structure built	2008	2009