Leesburg is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 601 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leesburg is the 496th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Leesburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Leesburg is a blue-collar town, with 64.50% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Leesburg is a town of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leesburg who work in management occupations (9.47%), sales jobs (7.69%), and office and administrative support (7.10%). A relatively large number of people in Leesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Leesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Leesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the nice things about Leesburg is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Leesburg is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Leesburg has a very low overall level of education: only 6.79% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Leesburg in 2022 was $145,229, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $580,916 for a family of four. However, Leesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Leesburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Leesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leesburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Leesburg include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Leesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
