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Leesville, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Leesville is a Census city of 5,495 people across 8.91 square miles of land, in Vernon Parish. Median household income is $37,500, 44.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leesville
What Leesville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.91 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land617
- County holding the largest share of its areaVernon Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leesville
How many people live in Leesville
- Population5,495
- Median age34.3
- Population under 181,266
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over844
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households2,490
- Family households1,336
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leesville
Income and work in Leesville
- Median household income$37,500 plus or minus $8,614
- Per capita income$27,563
- Civilian labor force2,288
- Employed2,064
- Unemployed224 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over3,706
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leesville
Housing in Leesville
- Housing units3,271
- Occupied units2,490
- Vacant units781
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent
- Owner occupied1,109
- Renter occupied1,381
- Ownership rate44.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$894
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units2,158
- Share single family66.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more876
- Share in buildings of two or more26.8 percent
- Mobile homes229 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leesville
How Leesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,106
- Commuting under 15 minutes878
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more336
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.0 percent
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled13.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leesville
SBA loans in Leesville (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$8,661,500
- Average approval$1,443,583
- Median approval$918,250
- Largest approval$4,800,000
- Jobs supported63
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leesville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Leesville
Flood risk in Leesville
- NFIP communityCity of Leesville
- NFIP community number220229
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/20/18
The City of Leesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220229 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Vernon Parish, not Leesville
Vernon Parish context, not Leesville figures
- Establishments in Vernon Parish662
- Covered employment, Vernon Parish12,826
- Average annual pay, Vernon Parish$48,821
- Housing units permitted, Vernon Parish26
Every figure in this section is published for Vernon Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Leesville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Leesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leesville, Louisiana?
5,495, in 2,490 households. Leesville city covers 8.91 square miles of land, which is 617 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leesville in?
Vernon Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Leesville?
$37,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,600. Median gross rent is $894 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Leesville businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $8.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $918,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Leesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Leesville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Leesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leesville, city of, community 220229, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Leesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Vernon Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Leesville.
Is zoning published for Leesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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