Leesville vs New Llano

A side-by-side comparison of Leesville and New Llano: population, income, housing, and more.

Leesville and New Llano are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leesville has the higher population (5,610 vs 2,303 in New Llano). New Llano has the higher median household income ($50,568 vs $38,292 in Leesville). New Llano has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $109,700 in Leesville).

Population, income & housing

	Leesville	New Llano
Population	5,610	2,303
Median age	34.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,292	$50,568
Median home value	$109,700	$120,400
Median gross rent	$863	$773
Housing units	3,199	1,216
Homeownership rate	43.6%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leesville	New Llano
Population	5,891 → 5,610 (-4.8%)	2,439 → 2,303 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$31,572 → $38,292 (+21.3%)	$43,382 → $50,568 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $109,700 (+17.7%)	$116,100 → $120,400 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $863 (+15.7%)	$731 → $773 (+5.7%)

Leesville

Population

5,8915,610

Median household income

$31,572$38,292

Median home value

$93,200$109,700

Median gross rent

$746$863

New Llano

Population

2,4392,303

Median household income

$43,382$50,568

Median home value

$116,100$120,400

Median gross rent

$731$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leesville	New Llano
Under 5	7.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	20.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.6%
75 and over	5.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leesville	New Llano
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	37.2%
Black or African American	38.0%	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leesville	New Llano
No high school diploma	15.7%	15.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leesville	New Llano
Drove alone	78.8%	85.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	1.3%
Walked	2.9%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.3%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leesville	New Llano
1-unit, detached	63.6%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	15.3%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Leesville	New Llano
Poverty rate	33.8%	21.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1976	1983