Leesville is home to 5,495 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 33.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $118,600, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 38%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leesville
What changed most since 1990
Population7,638 → 5,495(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate22.0% → 33.7%(+11.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 18.7%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Vernon Parish
Leesville's population equals 12% of Vernon Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 21% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.2%(244)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(216)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(180)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 622 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Leesville, decade by decade
Leesville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,638
$45,553
$113,283
12.3%
65.7
2000
6,753
$43,472
$102,559
13.4%
73.2
2010
6,612
$51,110
$111,489
12.5%
76.5
2020
5,649
$43,936
$117,083
18.4%
82.8
2024
5,495
$37,500
$118,600
18.7%
79.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
