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.When you are in Leesburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 56.90% of Leesburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Leesburg is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leesburg who work in office and administrative support (17.24%), business and financial occupations (12.07%), and personal care services (8.05%). A relatively large number of people in Leesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 36.36% 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. Leesburg is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One of the benefits of Leesburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.30 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small town, Leesburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Leesburg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.35% of adults 25 and older in Leesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Leesburg in 2022 was $225,482, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $901,928 for a family of four. However, Leesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Leesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Other Asian languages.
