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Leesburg, OH

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Overview


Leesburg is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,270 people and just one neighborhood, Leesburg is the 542nd largest community in Ohio.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Leesburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.29% of the Leesburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Leesburg is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leesburg who work in management occupations (10.00%), office and administrative support (9.43%), and sales jobs (7.57%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small village, Leesburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Leesburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.28% of adults in Leesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Leesburg in 2022 was $34,392, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,568 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, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leesburg include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Leesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Leesburg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Significantly, 3.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Leesburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.5% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 69.6% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 40.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.4%), and 8.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (3.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Leesburg, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (87.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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