Pennsylvania · Census place 42280
Leechburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Leechburg, Pennsylvania (Leechburg, PA — Census place “Leechburg borough”) is 2,052 residents, ranking #656 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $54,886, the median home is worth $94,300 and median gross rent runs $741 a month. Looking for the Leechburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Leechburg, PA: 15656.
- Population
- 2,052Leechburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $54,886Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $94,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $741Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.3%Owner-occupied households
Leechburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Leechburg.
The Leechburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Leechburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Leechburg borough median would spend about 16.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Leechburg borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Leechburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,052 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #656 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 39.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Leechburg borough earn a median of $54,886 a year, 30.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Leechburg borough is valued at $94,300, 68.9% below the national figure and 51% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $741 a month, 47.3% below the national figure, or roughly $8,892 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 60.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Tyler Run CDP 2,046
- Meyersdale borough 2,058
- Brockway borough 2,044
- Evans City borough 2,061
- Grill CDP 2,042
- Mount Cobb CDP 2,063
- Cheltenham Village CDP 2,033
- East McKeesport borough 2,063
Keep going
More Pennsylvania coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Leechburg borough?
- Leechburg borough has 2,052 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #656 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Leechburg borough?
- Median household income in Leechburg borough is $54,886 a year, 30.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Leechburg borough?
- Median gross rent is $741 a month and the median home value is $94,300, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.
- Is Leechburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Leechburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Leechburg borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.