Leesburg’s residents are our greatest assets, whether as neighbors, business leaders, employees or community volunteers. A few fast facts about our population:
We’re highly skilled:
• Median household income is nearly double the national median
• 49% of the civilian labor force is employed in managerial or professional occupations
We’re well educated:
• 46% of residents 25 or older have a bachelor’s degree
• 16% have a graduate or professional degree
We’re young:
• Median age is 32.5 years old
• 33% of the population is under 20 years old
• 62% of the population is of primary labor force age (20 to 64)
We’re increasingly diverse:
• Minority population is 26% of the total (up from 17% in 2000)
• Foreign-born population is 19% of the total (up from 9% in 2000)
• 14% of the population speaks 2 or more languages proficiently
(Data from the 2009-2011 American Community Survey)
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