LenaMS
With 158 residents, this town was settled in 1880.
Is Lena a good place to live?
Lena’s average commute is 37 minutes, above both Mississippi’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher age of the median resident than Lena. Lena has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Natchez Trace Parkway and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lena. Close and well known come first.
10 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
40 mi National MonumentMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument61K visitors a year34 mi MuseumMississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
40 mi MuseumMississippi Civil Rights MuseumPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Lena: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lena, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lena.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Lena work out of town
Among 100 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher median household income than Lena; even so, for residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.9%. The top destinations are Carthage (15%), Jackson (6%) and Morton (4%). Half commute less than 31 miles.
| Lena | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Lena is worth about $170K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 6.3% over the year to September 2026. 93% of households live in a home they own in Lena.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Lena is
The share of adults in Lena who say their health is fair or poor: 26%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Lena beats Mississippi on 5 and trails on 4. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% report frequent physical distress, 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Lena | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 45% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 36% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lena | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Lena is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 34% of Lena’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lena
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lena; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Lena residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Lena for work
Where Lena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lena
Town in Mississippi, United States
Lena is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lena had a population of 157. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Lena.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- ZIP code
- 39094
- Area code
- 601
Questions about Lena
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lena, MS a good place to live?
Lena has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.