Leonville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,395

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.9

23.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.5%

10.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$43,015

1.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$182,800

Population & Diversity

Leonville, LA is home to a population of 1.4k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.645% of Leonville, LA residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

In 2024, there were 3.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (883 people) in Leonville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 243 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 181 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Leonville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leonville, LA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leonville, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
883 ± 604
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
243 ± 211
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
181 ± 205

5.66%

Hispanic Population

79 people

5.66% of the people in Leonville, LA are hispanic (79 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leonville, 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

0.645%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

0.607%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.645% of Leonville, LA residents (9 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 Leonville, LA was 0.607%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
4 ± 15
Vietnam
4 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
1 ± 20

Leonville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Leonville, LA employs 400 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leonville, LA were Construction (72 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and Manufacturing (52 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($200,083), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($200,083), and Public Administration ($108,476).

Employment

Occupations

400

2024 Value

± 174

−25.5%

1 Year decline

± 80.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leonville, LA declined at a rate of −25.5%, from 537 employees to 400 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leonville, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (66 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (50 people), and Production Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leonville, 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

400

2024 Value

± 174

−25.5%

1 Year decline

± 80.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leonville, LA declined at a rate of −25.5%, from 537 employees to 400 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leonville, LA, are Construction (72 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and Manufacturing (52 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leonville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Leonville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,893

Median earning men ± $22,884

$48,631

Median earning women ± $15,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($200,083), Public Administration ($108,628), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,955).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,313) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leonville, LA was $182,800 in 2024, which is 0.549 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,800 to $182,800, a 35.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Leonville, LA is 92.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leonville, LA have an average commute time of 33.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leonville, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$113,940

$472

Median Property Taxes

±$245

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

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

Rent vs Own

92.2%

Homeownership

2024

52.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.2% of the housing units in Leonville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leonville, 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.

$43,015

Median Household Income

± $22,072

512

Number of Households

± 243

In 2024, the median household income of the 512 households in Leonville, LA grew to $43,015 from the previous year's value of $42,188.

The following chart displays the households in Leonville, 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 Leonville, 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 (97%)
Worked At Home (1.75%)
Carpooled (0.75%)

In 2024, 97% of workers in Leonville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (1.75%) and those who carpooled to work (0.75%).

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

33.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leonville, LA have a longer commute time (33.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.82% of the workforce in Leonville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leonville, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leonville, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leonville, LA (216 out of 1.4k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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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