Leflore County vs Union County

A side-by-side comparison of Leflore County and Union County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Union County has the higher population (28,009 vs 27,432 in Leflore County). Union County has the higher median household income ($56,807 vs $33,188 in Leflore County). Union County has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $98,200 in Leflore County).

Population, income & housing

	Leflore County	Union County
Population	27,432	28,009
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,188	$56,807
Median home value	$98,200	$159,100
Median gross rent	$701	$910
Housing units	12,643	12,195
Homeownership rate	54.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leflore County	Union County
Population	29,222 → 27,432 (-6.1%)	28,507 → 28,009 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$26,735 → $33,188 (+24.1%)	$45,754 → $56,807 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$81,200 → $98,200 (+20.9%)	$100,600 → $159,100 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $701 (+19.8%)	$696 → $910 (+30.7%)

Leflore County

Population

29,22227,432

Median household income

$26,735$33,188

Median home value

$81,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$585$701

Union County

Population

28,50728,009

Median household income

$45,754$56,807

Median home value

$100,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$696$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leflore County	Union County
Under 5	7.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.8%
75 and over	5.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leflore County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	21.0%	76.7%
Black or African American	74.5%	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leflore County	Union County
No high school diploma	17.2%	21.4%
High school graduate	30.8%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leflore County	Union County
Drove alone	82.3%	91.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leflore County	Union County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Leflore County	Union County
Poverty rate	31.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1975	1985