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Leesylvania

Virginia · 21,632 residents · 4.61 sq mi
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Leesylvania is a city of 21,632 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 42% more than in Virginia as a whole. Median household income runs $132,524, well clear of the $82,259 US median. The average commute runs 40 minutes.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

21,632
−5%since 2023
from 22,848 in 2023
2020 – 2024
4,693 / sq mi
−5%since 2023
from 4,957 / sq mi in 2023
US average: 281
37.1
+5%since 2023
from 35.3 in 2023
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.61 sq mi
Population, 20202024
21K22K22K23K23K20202024Leesylvania
202422K
20202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(1,366)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(1,456)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(1,473)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(1,068)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(1,151)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.6%(3,599)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416%(3,456)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.6%(3,164)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(3,006)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 745.1%(1,102)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.1%(674)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.5%(117)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$132,524
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $137,460 in 2023
US average: $82,259
2020 – 2024
$59,528
+6%since 2023
from $56,139 in 2023
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
80.9%
−2.3 ptssince 2023
from 83.2% in 2023
US average: 53.3%
4.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 3.8% in 2023
US average: 12.5%
0.361
+5%since 2023
from 0.345 in 2023
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade4%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$531,500
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $508,800 in 2023
US average: $376,019
2020 – 2024
$2,289
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $2,278 in 2023
US average: $1,442
65.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2023
from 64.9% in 2023
34.1% rent
3.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 2.5% in 2023
US average: 10.0%
2.70 people
−5%since 2023
from 2.84 people in 2023
US average: 2.54
27.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 27.7% in 2023
US average: 22.9%
43.9%
+7.5 ptssince 2023
from 36.5% in 2023
US average: 47.4%
4.0
+8%since 2023
from 3.7 in 2023
2020 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2023
White, non-Hispanic23.2%(5,303)
Black43.3%(9,900)
Hispanic / Latino16.8%(3,829)
Asian9.3%(2,122)
Other7.4%(1,694)
2024
White, non-Hispanic21.4%(4,622)
Black43.1%(9,315)
Hispanic / Latino18.3%(3,967)
Asian9.5%(2,057)
Other7.7%(1,671)
90
+1%since 2023
from 90 in 2023
2021 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American5.9%(1,266)
Mexican4.5%(979)
Salvadoran2.9%(621)
Puerto Rican2.3%(493)
Chilean1.5%(322)
Honduran1.3%(283)
Panamanian1.2%(258)
Bolivian1.1%(246)
Peruvian1.1%(238)
Nicaraguan0.4%(96)
Venezuelan0.3%(55)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(54)
Colombian0.2%(41)
Ecuadorian0.1%(21)
Asian origin
Chinese2.6%(560)
Filipino2.6%(555)
Asian Indian1.2%(259)
Pakistani0.7%(161)
Korean0.7%(141)
Nepalese0.5%(111)
Vietnamese0.3%(73)
Bangladeshi0.3%(62)
Thai0.1%(31)
Japanese0.1%(22)
Kazakh0.1%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.4%(93)
Samoan0.2%(40)
Ancestry
American5%(1,073)
German4.4%(952)
English3.8%(819)
Ghanaian3.2%(682)
Irish3%(646)
Ethiopian1.9%(401)
Italian1.4%(295)
Canadian1%(222)
Arab1%(218)
Polish0.8%(176)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.6%(134)
Scottish0.5%(116)
French0.5%(114)
Lebanese0.5%(100)
Iraqi0.4%(97)
Welsh0.4%(79)
Swedish0.4%(76)
Iranian0.3%(73)
Nigerian0.3%(73)
Bulgarian0.3%(62)
Portuguese0.2%(48)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(42)
Hungarian0.1%(32)
Norwegian0.1%(30)
Brazilian0.1%(29)
Swiss0.1%(26)
Egyptian0.1%(21)
Romanian0.1%(20)
Danish0.1%(19)
Belgian0.1%(18)
Croatian0.1%(18)
Haitian0%(10)
Greek0%(8)
Dutch0%(5)
Section 05

Education

53.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2023
from 51.9% in 2023
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2023
from 93.9% in 2023
US average: 89.6%
22.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 21.6% in 2023
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

39.7 min
+1%since 2023
from 39.3 min in 2023
US average: 26.5
67.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2023
from 69.9% in 2023
US average: 68.9%
6.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2023
from 7.1% in 2023
US average: 8.5%
3.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2023
from 4.3% in 2023
US average: 3.2%
17.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2023
from 15.1% in 2023
US average: 15.0%
1.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 1.0% in 2023
US average: 2.4%
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 0.3% in 2023
US average: 0.4%
1.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 1.6% in 2023
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

6.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 6.0% in 2023
US average: 5.2%
78.2%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 78.2% in 2023
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.9%
US average: 74.6%
11.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 10.2% in 2023
US average: 13.1%
54.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2023
from 53.9% in 2023
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

49.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2023
from 49.6% in 2023
51.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 50.4% in 2023
26.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 26.0% in 2023
US average: 14.1%
17.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 17.4% in 2023
US average: 6.2%
10.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 10.9% in 2023
US average: 13.3%
7.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2023
from 7.6% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
99.0%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 99.0% in 2023
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.5%
US average: 95.5%
85.1%
US average: 87.7%
65.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2023
from 66.6% in 2023
US average: 77.7%
12.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2023
from 11.2% in 2023
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.7%(2,573)
Married55.8%(4,842)
Widowed0.4%(38)
Divorced14.1%(1,222)
Women 15+
Never married29.5%(2,552)
Married51.4%(4,453)
Widowed5.4%(467)
Divorced13.7%(1,190)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

7.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2023
from 7.6% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
67.1%
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
US average: 13.8%
8.9%
US average: 18.4%
10.9%
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
7.6%
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.6%
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.0%
US average: 36.7%

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)63.1%(1,739)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)62.3%(1,717)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.1%(195)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,756 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Leesylvania, Virginia?

Leesylvania, Virginia has about 21,632 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Leesylvania, Virginia?

The typical household in Leesylvania, Virginia earns about $132,524 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Leesylvania, Virginia expensive?

In Leesylvania, Virginia, the median home is worth about $531,500, and the typical rent is about $2,289 a month.

How educated are people in Leesylvania, Virginia?

About 53.5% of adults age 25 and over in Leesylvania, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Leesylvania, Virginia?

About 4.4% of people in Leesylvania, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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