Leesville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,495

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

0.587% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

33.7%

0.102% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$37,500

2.07% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$118,600

Population & Diversity

Leesville, LA is home to a population of 5.5k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.99% of Leesville, LA residents were born outside of the country (219 people).

In 2024, there were 1.32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.6k people) in Leesville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 227 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Leesville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leesville, LA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leesville, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.6k ± 273
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.98k ± 232
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
227 ± 72

8.12%

Hispanic Population

446 people

8.12% of the people in Leesville, LA are hispanic (446 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leesville, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

3.99%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

219 people

4.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

235 people

As of 2024, 3.99% of Leesville, LA residents (219 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leesville, LA was 4.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leesville, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
244 ± 58
Vietnam
136 ± 43
Gulf War (1990s)
106 ± 35

Leesville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Leesville, LA.

Economy

The economy of Leesville, LA employs 2.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leesville, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), Retail Trade (301 people), and Educational Services (250 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($69,167), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,417).

Employment

Occupations

2.06k

2024 Value

± 208

−0.53%

1 Year decline

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leesville, LA declined at a rate of −0.53%, from 2.08k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leesville, LA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (211 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (210 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (198 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leesville, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.06k

2024 Value

± 208

−0.53%

1 Year decline

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leesville, LA declined at a rate of −0.53%, from 2.08k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leesville, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), Retail Trade (301 people), and Educational Services (250 people). 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

$36,067

Median earning men ± $4,393

$26,728

Median earning women ± $4,904

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($97,857), Construction ($77,083), and Public Administration ($46,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leesville, LA was $118,600 in 2024, which is 0.356 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,700 to $118,600, a 8.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Leesville, LA is 44.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leesville, LA have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leesville, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$118,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,093

$1,109

Median Property Taxes

±$123

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

44.5%

Homeownership

2024

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.5% of the housing units in Leesville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$37,500

Median Household Income

± $8,614

2.49k

Number of Households

± 198

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.49k households in Leesville, LA declined from $37,500 from the previous year's value of $38,292.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (4.14%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Leesville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (4.14%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leesville, LA have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in Leesville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leesville, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leesville, LA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leesville, LA (1.81k out of 5.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leesville, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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