Leechburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,091 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leechburg is the 622nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Leechburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Leechburg is a blue-collar town, with 41.43% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Leechburg is a borough of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leechburg who work in sales jobs (14.13%), office and administrative support (9.49%), and healthcare suport services (8.13%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small borough, Leechburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Leechburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.76% of adults 25 and older in Leechburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Leechburg in 2022 was $27,120, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,480 for a family of four. However, Leechburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Leechburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leechburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leechburg include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Leechburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Hungarian.
