Leesburg, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 22,113 (Urban population: 21,709, Rural population: 404 (all nonfarm))

Leesburg, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,739 (6,802 occupied: 3,974 owner occupied, 2,828 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	30%

Housing density: 415 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $615 (lower quartile is $473, upper quartile is $783)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $644

Median gross rent in Leesburg, FL in 2007: $773

Housing units in Leesburg with a mortgage: 1,696 (106 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,033

Leesburg,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,707 (it was $62,200 in 2000)

Leesburg:	$150,707
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,891 - $186,643

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $190,190
Here: $190,190
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,763
Here: $177,763
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $57,674
Here: $57,674
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,608
Here: $166,608
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $100,005
Here: $100,005
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $42,626
Here: $42,626
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,257

In family households: 12,019 (2,638 male householders, 1,481 female householders)
2,628 spouses, 4,036 children (3,720 natural, 127 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 364 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 190 other relatives, 385 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,238 (1,053 male householders (862 living alone)), 1,641 female householders (1,465 living alone)), 544 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 627 (466 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,170 2-persons, 813 3-persons, 684 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,327 1-person, 280 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

1,577 married couples with children.
1,551 single-parent households (207 men, 1,344 women).

93.4% of residents of Leesburg speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 883 (5.6%)
(39.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Leesburg, Florida:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 140 3 rooms: 319 4 rooms: 616 5 rooms: 1,100 6 rooms: 911 7 rooms: 499 8 rooms: 243 9 or more rooms: 139

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leesburg, Florida:
	1 room: 77 2 rooms: 288 3 rooms: 431 4 rooms: 974 5 rooms: 584 6 rooms: 306 7 rooms: 109 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 81
1995 to 1998: 396
1990 to 1994: 745
1980 to 1989: 1,685
1970 to 1979: 1,530
1960 to 1969: 1,038
1950 to 1959: 1,153
1940 to 1949: 550
1939 or earlier: 561

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Leesburg:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 427 2 bedrooms: 1,563 3 bedrooms: 1,614 4 bedrooms: 349 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leesburg:
	no bedroom: 141 1 bedroom: 668 2 bedrooms: 1,408 3 bedrooms: 491 4 bedrooms: 113 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Leesburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 314 1 vehicle: 2,017 2 vehicles: 1,173 3 vehicles: 408 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Leesburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 557 1 vehicle: 1,520 2 vehicles: 595 3 vehicles: 119 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 28

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Leesburg, FL:

Less than $10,000: 156
$10,000 to $14,999: 78
$15,000 to $19,999: 78
$20,000 to $24,999: 72
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 41
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 51
$60,000 to $69,999: 196
$70,000 to $79,999: 145
$80,000 to $89,999: 121
$90,000 to $99,999: 184
$100,000 to $124,999: 792
$125,000 to $149,999: 655
$150,000 to $174,999: 620
$175,000 to $199,999: 610
$200,000 to $249,999: 699
$250,000 to $299,999: 156
$300,000 to $399,999: 342
$400,000 to $499,999: 179
$500,000 to $749,999: 84
$750,000 to $999,999: 47
$1,000,000 or more: 36

Leesburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Leesburg:

Less than $100: 165 people
$100 to $149: 83
$150 to $199: 87
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 46
$300 to $349: 86
$350 to $399: 122
$400 to $449: 223
$450 to $499: 251
$500 to $549: 293
$550 to $599: 320
$600 to $649: 333
$650 to $699: 324
$700 to $749: 301
$750 to $799: 269
$800 to $899: 329
$900 to $999: 126
$1,000 to $1,249: 131
$1,250 to $1,499: 26
$1,500 to $1,999: 72
$2,000 or more: 56
No cash rent: 141

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 195 1990 to 1994: 106 1985 to 1989: 125 1980 to 1984: 110 1975 to 1979: 74 1970 to 1974: 40 1970 to 1974: 38 1965 to 1969: 195

Leesburg, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.4%
Number of people working at home: 101 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 342
5 to 9 minutes: 1186
10 to 14 minutes: 1491
15 to 19 minutes: 897
20 to 24 minutes: 586
25 to 29 minutes: 260
30 to 34 minutes: 562
35 to 39 minutes: 84
40 to 44 minutes: 73
45 to 59 minutes: 220
60 to 89 minutes: 214
90 or more minutes: 56

Leesburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,462 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,097 (18%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 40 (1%)
Bicycle: 32 (1%)
Walked: 213 (4%)
Other means: 122 (2%)
Worked at home: 101 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1065
$10,000 to $14,999: 713
$15,000 to $19,999: 741
$20,000 to $24,999: 784
$25,000 to $29,999: 474
$30,000 to $34,999: 417
$35,000 to $39,999: 381
$40,000 to $44,999: 329
$45,000 to $49,999: 354
$50,000 to $59,999: 491
$60,000 to $74,999: 454
$75,000 to $99,999: 303
$100,000 to $124,999: 134
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 or more: 64

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4449

English: 1486

United States or American: 1313

German: 1313

Irish: 700

African: 417

Subsaharan African:: 417

French (except Basque): 360

Italian: 284

Scottish: 207

Polish: 173

Scotch-Irish: 153

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 152

French Canadian: 133

Jamaican: 117

Norwegian: 94

Swedish: 94

European: 81

Greek: 70

Dutch: 68

Danish: 64

British: 47

Welsh: 41

Hungarian: 33

Slovak: 31

Canadian: 30

Austrian: 28

Czechoslovakian: 27

Haitian: 24

Russian: 22

Lithuanian: 20

Croatian: 17

Arab:: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Portuguese: 14

Czech: 12

Scandinavian: 12

Lebanese: 11

Bahamian: 11

Latvian: 10

German Russian: 9

Guyanese: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Romanian: 8

Finnish: 7

Egyptian: 6

Swiss: 5

Basque: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
Panama (10%)
Canada (10%)
Germany (10%)
Jamaica (9%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7053
Northeast: 2537
Midwest: 2520
South: 2529
West: 262

47% of Leesburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 74
5th and 6th grade: 132
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 155
10th grade: 189
11th grade: 308
12th grade, no diploma: 143
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,567
Less than 1 year of college: 385
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 627
Associate degree: 183
Bachelor's degree: 450
Master's degree: 163
Professional school degree: 108
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 94
Nursery to 4th grade: 93
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 317
9th grade: 243
10th grade: 378
11th grade: 393
12th grade, no diploma: 290
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,071
Less than 1 year of college: 522
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 815
Associate degree: 258
Bachelor's degree: 499
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 59
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,880
Black householders: $25,160
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,457
Asian householders: $56,878
Some other race householders: $63,222
Two or more races householders: $37,742
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,715

Leesburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Leesburg household income for Black householders

Leesburg household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Leesburg household income for Asian householders

Leesburg household income for Some other race householders

Leesburg household income for Two or more races householders

Leesburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Leesburg marital status for males

Leesburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $178,570
Black or African American householders: $118,481
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $157,491
Asian householders: $133,261
Some other race householders: $24,226
Two or more races householders: $148,041
Hispanic or Latino householders: $167,182

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,604
One, attached: 343
Two: 625
3 or 4: 654
5 to 9: 425
10 to 19: 180
20 to 49: 314
50 or more: 482
Mobile homes: 1,112

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,296

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Leesburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (74%) Utility gas (23%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 151

Here:	8.5%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	1.7%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Here:	13.1%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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