Moving to Leesburg, Alabama
Population: 799. Estimated population in July 2024: 820 (+2.6% change)
Males: 403 (50.4%), Females: 396 (49.6%)
Cherokee County
Zip code: 35983
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $34,779
Median house value: $93,600
Population by Race
Races in Leesburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: United States (20.3%), Irish (13.0%), English (5.6%), German (4.4%), Dutch (1.8%), Italian (1.0%).
Elevation: 584 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leesburg
- High school or higher: 73.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leesburg town
- Never married: 13.4%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +196 (+32.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Leesburg:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 12 miles; CENTRE, AL)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leesburg:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 42 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 45 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 47 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leesburg:
- CENTRE MUNI (about 10 miles; CENTRE, AL; Abbreviation: C22)
- ISBELL FIELD (about 20 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; Abbreviation: 4A9)
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 27 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Abbreviation: GAD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leesburg:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 63 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 68 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 72 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)