Leesburg

Population: 28,461
Median household income: $47,506
Median home value: $214,300

Located in Lake County, Florida, Leesburg is a community with a population of 28,461. At $47,506, its median household income sits below Lake County's $69,956.

From 2019 to 2023, Leesburg's population grew 25.5% from 22,672 to 28,461, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $153,000 to $214,300.

The median gross rent is $1,169. 19.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,461
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,506
Median home value: $214,300
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 14,202
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,67228,461

Median household income

$37,092$47,506

Median home value

$153,000$214,300

Median gross rent

$889$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,672	$37,092	$153,000	$889
2020	23,142	$38,026	$160,000	$926
2021	26,242	$37,350	$162,100	$965
2022	27,226	$43,733	$188,000	$1,073
2023	28,461	$47,506	$214,300	$1,169

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	952	3.3%
5 to 17	4,050	14.2%
18 to 24	1,870	6.6%
25 to 34	3,136	11.0%
35 to 44	3,835	13.5%
45 to 54	2,957	10.4%
55 to 64	3,444	12.1%
65 to 74	4,695	16.5%
75 and over	3,522	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,796	52.0%
Black or African American	6,190	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	486	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	116	0.4%
Some other race	171	0.6%
Two or more races	910	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,764	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,714	12.6%
High school graduate	7,264	33.6%
Some college or associate's	7,447	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,597	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,567	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,100	69.1%
Carpooled	1,182	11.5%
Public transit	70	0.7%
Walked	297	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	963	9.4%
Other means	665	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,831	30.4%
15 to 29 min	3,493	37.5%
30 to 44 min	1,438	15.4%
45 to 59 min	738	7.9%
60+ min	814	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 16.2% (4,534 of 27,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,726	62.8%
Nonfamily households	4,576	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,302	86.6%
Vacant	1,900	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,117	57.9%
Renter-occupied	5,185	42.1%

1-unit, detached54.2%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,693	54.2%
1-unit, attached	610	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1,839	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1,194	8.4%
20 or more units	1,575	11.1%
Mobile home & other	1,291	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1239875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 5.58 sq mi
Center point: 28.7172, -81.9031