Leake County, Mississippi
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Mississippi State Department of Health: 2423 N. State Street, Jackson
Population:
- Total Population: 20,940
- Males: 10,307
- Females: 10,633
Ethnicity:
- White: 11,675
- Black/African American: 7,888
- Hispanic: 393
- Native American/Eskimo: 703
- Asian: 48
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 12
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 221
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (18,245)
- Choctaw (585)
- Spanish (475)
- French (65)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 291
- Mexico (134)
- India (37)
- Germany (33)
- El Salvador (24)
- Guatemala (24)
- Ecuador (16)
- United Kingdom (7)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (8,122)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,267)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (358)
- Catholic Church (334)
- Presbyterian Church in America (220)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 10,558
- Sensory: 921
- Physical: 2,542
- Mental: 1,569
- Self-care: 1,227
- Go outside home: 2,445
- Employment: 1,853
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 305
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 7,611
- Utility gas: 1,589
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,271
- Electricity: 2,383
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 7
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 312
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 27
- No fuel used: 22
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 12,413
- No vehicle: 1,105
- 1 or more vehicle: 11,308
Education Attainment:
- No School: 379
- No High School: 1,266
- Some High School: 3,074
- High School: 4,190
- Some College: 2,148
- Associate's Degree: 577
- College Degree: 1,030
- Master's Degree: 315
- Professional Degree: 156
- Doctoral Degree: 25
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 7,611
- Owners with phone: 5,785
- Owners without phone: 455
- Renters with phone: 1,045
- Renters without phone: 326
10 closest counties:
- Scott County, Mississippi
- Attala County, Mississippi
- Neshoba County, Mississippi
- Newton County, Mississippi
- Madison County, Mississippi
- Winston County, Mississippi
- Holmes County, Mississippi
- Rankin County, Mississippi
- Choctaw County, Mississippi
- Smith County, Mississippi
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
39051, 39094, 39109, 39171, 39189
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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