Leesburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 31,721 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Leesburg is the 116th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Leesburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Leesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Leesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The percentage of adults in Leesburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.29% of the adults in Leesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Leesburg in 2022 was $27,835, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,340 for a family of four. However, Leesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Leesburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Leesburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leesburg include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Leesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.