Leflore County, Mississippi

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,432
Median household income: $33,188
Median home value: $98,200

Leflore County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 27,432. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $33,188, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Leflore County's population declined 6.1% from 29,222 to 27,432, while its median household income rose 24.1% from $26,735 to $33,188.

Owners occupy 54.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,432
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,188
Median home value: $98,200
Median gross rent: $701
Housing units: 12,643
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,22227,432

Median household income

$26,735$33,188

Median home value

$81,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$585$701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,222	$26,735	$81,200	$585
2020	28,764	$30,077	$86,000	$593
2021	28,555	$30,182	$85,300	$629
2022	27,920	$33,115	$95,100	$688
2023	27,432	$33,188	$98,200	$701

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,086	7.6%
5 to 17	5,506	20.1%
18 to 24	2,670	9.7%
25 to 34	3,677	13.4%
35 to 44	3,265	11.9%
45 to 54	2,882	10.5%
55 to 64	3,211	11.7%
65 to 74	2,555	9.3%
75 and over	1,580	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,767	21.0%
Black or African American	20,432	74.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	143	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.3%
Two or more races	152	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	837	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,951	17.2%
High school graduate	5,291	30.8%
Some college or associate's	5,496	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,635	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,797	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,152	82.3%
Carpooled	989	10.0%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	213	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	381	3.8%
Other means	156	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,220	54.8%
15 to 29 min	2,768	29.1%
30 to 44 min	838	8.8%
45 to 59 min	190	2.0%
60+ min	506	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 31.9% (8,321 of 26,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,000	60.2%
Nonfamily households	3,973	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,973	78.9%
Vacant	2,670	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,391	54.1%
Renter-occupied	4,582	45.9%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,841	69.9%
1-unit, attached	67	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2,019	16.0%
5 to 19 units	802	6.3%
20 or more units	216	1.7%
Mobile home & other	698	5.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 28083
State: Mississippi
Land area: 594 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 33.5498, -90.2949