Leesville

Population: 5,610
Median household income: $38,292
Median home value: $109,700

Leesville is a community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, home to 5,610 residents. At $38,292, its median household income sits below Vernon Parish's $58,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Leesville's population declined 4.8% from 5,891 to 5,610, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $93,200 to $109,700.

The median resident is 34.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 20.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,610
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $38,292
Median home value: $109,700
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 3,199
Homeownership rate: 43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8915,610

Median household income

$31,572$38,292

Median home value

$93,200$109,700

Median gross rent

$746$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,891	$31,572	$93,200	$746
2020	5,773	$36,250	$96,600	$697
2021	5,666	$33,773	$90,800	$775
2022	5,681	$35,652	$98,600	$835
2023	5,610	$38,292	$109,700	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	406	7.2%
5 to 17	827	14.7%
18 to 24	525	9.4%
25 to 34	1,141	20.3%
35 to 44	551	9.8%
45 to 54	678	12.1%
55 to 64	680	12.1%
65 to 74	518	9.2%
75 and over	284	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,528	45.1%
Black or African American	2,132	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	1.3%
Asian	108	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.4%
Two or more races	201	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	548	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	603	15.7%
High school graduate	1,337	34.7%
Some college or associate's	1,175	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	465	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	272	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,774	78.8%
Carpooled	248	11.0%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	65	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	3.8%
Other means	76	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	734	33.9%
15 to 29 min	1,090	50.3%
30 to 44 min	163	7.5%
45 to 59 min	58	2.7%
60+ min	120	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 33.8% (1,854 of 5,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,273	52.8%
Nonfamily households	1,138	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,411	75.4%
Vacant	788	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,052	43.6%
Renter-occupied	1,359	56.4%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,035	63.6%
1-unit, attached	67	2.1%
2 to 4 units	371	11.6%
5 to 19 units	425	13.3%
20 or more units	83	2.6%
Mobile home & other	218	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2243010
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 31.1411, -93.2842