Lesage is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Lesage enrolled in college, Lesage has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Lesage is a very car-oriented town. 96.64% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Lesage 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. Lesage has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Lesage doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Lesage is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.44% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lesage in 2022 was $21,047, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,188 for a family of four.
The people who call Lesage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lesage residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Lesage include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lesage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
