About Leipsic

Leipsic is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 202 people and just one neighborhood, Leipsic is the 43rd largest community in Delaware.

Leipsic is a blue-collar town, with 39.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Leipsic is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Leipsic who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.02%), sales jobs (11.70%), and business and financial occupations (6.38%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Leipsic are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Leipsic is a very car-oriented town. 97.8% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Leipsic is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Leipsic has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Leipsic is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Leipsic Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Leipsic ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Leipsic in 2000 was $13,825, which is low income relative to Delaware, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,300 for a family of four.

The people who call Leipsic home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Leipsic is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leipsic include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Leipsic is English.