Population 23,389
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 583.00 mi²
Zip Codes 39051
Per capita income $15,580

Cities in Leake County

Carthage

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 50.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 26.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$180,447
Total number of firms, 2007 1,195
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 23,389
Households, 2008-2012 7,977
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,171
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $15,580
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 4,753
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 33.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 41.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 583.00 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 23,805
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $71,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 285
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $30,862
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 28.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,004
Female persons, percent, 2013 48.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,502
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 74.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.81
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.2 %
Population, 2010 23,805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 40.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 47.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 75.8 %
Housing units, 2013 9,367
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,927
Building permits, 2012 1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$22,652
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %