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. Leechburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Leechburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.93% of the Leechburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Leechburg is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leechburg who work in sales jobs (10.62%), office and administrative support (9.94%), and healthcare suport services (8.30%). Leechburg is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Leechburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.61% of adults in Leechburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Leechburg in 2022 was $28,771, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,084 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 Spanish.
