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, Leesville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Leesville are a mix 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%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Leesville. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. 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 percentage of adults in Leesville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.73% of the adults in Leesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
