Leslie

Population: 490
Median household income: $53,571
Median home value: $69,300

Leslie is a community in Sumter County, Georgia, home to 490 residents. Its median household income of $53,571 runs above the Sumter County figure of $41,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Leslie's population declined 16.0% from 583 to 490, while its median home value fell 9.3% from $76,400 to $69,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.4% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 50.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 490
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,571
Median home value: $69,300
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 239
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

583490

Median household income

$58,929$53,571

Median home value

$76,400$69,300

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	583	$58,929	$76,400	$1,070
2020	601	$67,692	$112,500	$1,019
2021	519	$72,500	$102,900	$922
2022	525	$51,688	$87,800	$1,000
2023	490	$53,571	$69,300	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.4%
5 to 17	105	21.4%
18 to 24	52	10.6%
25 to 34	21	4.3%
35 to 44	61	12.4%
45 to 54	86	17.6%
55 to 64	79	16.1%
65 to 74	39	8.0%
75 and over	40	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	232	47.3%
Black or African American	246	50.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	10.1%
High school graduate	164	50.3%
Some college or associate's	57	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	46	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	164	84.5%
Carpooled	29	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	23.3%
15 to 29 min	96	49.7%
30 to 44 min	32	16.6%
45 to 59 min	4	2.1%
60+ min	16	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 34.3% (168 of 490)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	63.7%
Nonfamily households	61	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	70.3%
Vacant	71	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	133	79.2%
Renter-occupied	35	20.8%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	142	59.4%
1-unit, attached	4	1.7%
2 to 4 units	17	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76	31.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1346020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9548, -84.0871