Leake County vs Newton County

A side-by-side comparison of Leake County and Newton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Leake County and Newton County are counties in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leake County has the higher population (21,288 vs 21,151 in Newton County). Newton County has the higher median household income ($50,426 vs $48,418 in Leake County). Leake County has the higher median home value ($114,600 vs $102,700 in Newton County).

Population, income & housing

	Leake County	Newton County
Population	21,288	21,151
Median age	40.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,418	$50,426
Median home value	$114,600	$102,700
Median gross rent	$757	$722
Housing units	9,054	9,145
Homeownership rate	75.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leake County	Newton County
Population	22,792 → 21,288 (-6.6%)	21,360 → 21,151 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$37,096 → $48,418 (+30.5%)	$35,958 → $50,426 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $114,600 (+37.6%)	$85,600 → $102,700 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $757 (+14.7%)	$658 → $722 (+9.7%)

Leake County

Population

22,79221,288

Median household income

$37,096$48,418

Median home value

$83,300$114,600

Median gross rent

$660$757

Newton County

Population

21,36021,151

Median household income

$35,958$50,426

Median home value

$85,600$102,700

Median gross rent

$658$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leake County	Newton County
Under 5	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	11.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leake County	Newton County
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	58.8%
Black or African American	39.1%	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.9%	2.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	3.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leake County	Newton County
No high school diploma	17.8%	14.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leake County	Newton County
Drove alone	80.9%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	2.1%
Other means	2.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leake County	Newton County
1-unit, detached	68.1%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	25.2%

Poverty & households

	Leake County	Newton County
Poverty rate	19.9%	22.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1981	1984