Leesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,339 people and six associated neighborhoods, Leesville is the 81st largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Leesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leesville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leesville who work in food service (10.22%), office and administrative support (10.17%), and sales jobs (9.59%). Leesville is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Leesville, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Leesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The education level of Leesville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.73% of adults 25 and older in Leesville have a college degree. The per capita income in Leesville in 2022 was $27,563, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,252 for a family of four. However, Leesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Leesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.Leesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Leesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leesville include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Leesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
