Leland is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,627 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leland is the 79th largest community in Mississippi.Leland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.17 minutes getting to work every day.In terms of college education, Leland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.86% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
