Leesville, LA

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US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

33.8%

3.59% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$109,700

11.3% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Leesville, LA had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Leesville, LA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Leesville, LA 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.

98% of the residents in Leesville, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Leesville, LA was $109,700, and the homeownership rate was 43.6%.

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Population & Diversity

Leesville, LA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Leesville, LA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Leesville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Leesville, LA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leesville, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
267 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 40
Vietnam
139 ± 44

Leesville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Leesville, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Leesville, LA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leesville, LA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leesville, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leesville, LA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leesville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Leesville, LA 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 Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,906), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,702), and Manufacturing ($51,406).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($95,536), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,917), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% 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 14.4%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

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 Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 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 Louisiana 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, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% 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 (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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 Leesville, LA was $109,700 in 2023, which is 0.362 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $98,600 to $109,700, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Leesville, LA is 43.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$109,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,212

$1,052

Median Property Taxes

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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 Leesville, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.6%

Homeownership

2023

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 43.6% of the housing units in Leesville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Leesville, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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2.41k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Leesville, LA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leesville, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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

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Average Travel Time

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

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leesville, LA (1.85k out of 5.49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

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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

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Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 26.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% 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 Leesville, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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