Leesburg, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population

813

7.54% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.2

5.48% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

19.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$53,472

5.32% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$169,200

31% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

429

4.63% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Leesburg, AL had a population of 813 people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $53,472. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Leesburg, AL grew from 756 to 813, a 7.54% increase and its median household income grew from $50,769 to $53,472, a 5.32% increase.

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None of the households in Leesburg, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Leesburg, AL was $169,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.8%.

Most people in Leesburg, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26 minutes. The average car ownership in Leesburg, AL was 3 cars per household.

United States Alabama Cherokee County, AL Etowah & Cherokee Counties PUMA, AL

Economy

The economy of Leesburg, AL employs 429 people. The largest industries in Leesburg, AL are Manufacturing (93 people), Retail Trade (58 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (57 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($107,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($107,625), and Educational Services ($70,625).

Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

429

2023 Value

± 119

4.63%

1 Year growth

± 38.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Leesburg, AL grew at a rate of 4.63%, from 410 employees to 429 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leesburg, AL, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (53 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (46 people), and Production Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leesburg, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

429

2023 Value

± 119

4.63%

1 Year growth

± 38.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Leesburg, AL grew at a rate of 4.63%, from 410 employees to 429 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leesburg, AL, are Manufacturing (93 people), Retail Trade (58 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (57 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leesburg, AL, though some of these residents may live in Leesburg, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,938), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,281), and Manufacturing ($51,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($107,750), Manufacturing ($35,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leesburg, AL was $169,200 in 2023, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $129,200 to $169,200, a 31% increase. The homeownership rate in Leesburg, AL is 68.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Leesburg, AL have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leesburg, AL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$92,864

$214

Median Property Taxes

±$65

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leesburg, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leesburg, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2023

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.8% of the housing units in Leesburg, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leesburg, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Leesburg, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,472

Median Household Income

± $7,631

311

Number of Households

± 79

In 2023, the median household income of the 311 households in Leesburg, AL grew to $53,472 from the previous year's value of $50,769.

The following chart displays the households in Leesburg, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leesburg, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (88.6%)
Worked At Home (5.83%)
Carpooled (5.58%)

In 2023, 88.6% of workers in Leesburg, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.83%) and those who carpooled to work (5.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leesburg, AL have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.44% of the workforce in Leesburg, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leesburg, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leesburg, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leesburg, AL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leesburg, AL (90 out of 813 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leesburg, AL is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

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Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, AL see 2629 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.344% increase from the previous year (2620 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6249 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4166 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,629 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cherokee County, AL

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, AL see an average of 2,629 patients per year. This represents a 0.344% increase from the previous year (2,620 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cherokee County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 28.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Leesburg, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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