Leland is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,693 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leland is the 79th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Leland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leland is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leland who work in management occupations (9.07%), sales jobs (8.95%), and healthcare (7.90%). The overall crime rate in Leland is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One of the benefits of Leland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Leland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.86% of adults in Leland have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Leland in 2022 was $28,107, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,428 for a family of four. However, Leland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Leland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Leland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Leland include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Leland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
