Leisure, KY Demographics

Population 145 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Leisure

Household size in Leisure

Household size, people per household
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.962.512.68
2010–142.502.532.73
2015–192.442.522.71
2020–243.212.512.65
Change+0.25−0.00−0.03
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Leisure is a place of big households: 3.21 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.96, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Leisure

Median age, years
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–1039.938.537.7
2010–1443.539.338.6
2015–1946.940.039.6
2020–2431.539.940.1
Change−8.4+1.5+2.3
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Leisure is young: half of its residents are under 31.5, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Leisure

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–109.3%11.7%12.3%
2010–149.9%11.9%12.3%
2015–1910.0%11.8%11.6%
2020–244.3%11.9%11.6%
Change−4.9 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 4.3% of households in Leisure, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Leisure

Renters in Leisure

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–1018.7%30.1%33.3%
2010–1414.1%32.3%35.6%
2015–1917.3%32.8%36.0%
2020–2420.2%31.7%34.8%
Change+1.5 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 20.2% of households in Leisure rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About seven in ten owners (68.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Leisure

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–1016.0%12.2%11.4%
2010–1418.9%11.9%11.4%
2015–1923.7%12.3%11.1%
2020–2416.0%10.6%9.6%
Change−0.0 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 16.0% of the housing in Leisure, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Leisure

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–10197719771974
2010–14198519791975
2015–19198719801977
2020–24199619821980
Change+19+5+6
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Leisure has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1996, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Leisure

Rent, per month
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$431$657$965
2010–14$498$728$1,040
2015–19$562$814$1,213
2020–24$492$1,024$1,571
Change+$61+$367+$606
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The median renter in Leisure pays $492 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 12.6% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Leisure

Bachelor's degrees in Leisure

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–108.9%21.3%28.4%
2010–148.9%22.5%29.6%
2015–1911.4%24.5%32.1%
2020–2416.7%27.6%35.6%
Change+7.9 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Leisure have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.7%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Leisure

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–1070.2%81.7%84.9%
2010–1466.1%83.9%86.1%
2015–1974.9%86.4%87.7%
2020–2474.3%88.8%89.3%
Change+4.1 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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About a quarter of adults in Leisure never finished high school, well above the national share: only 74.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Leisure

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodLeisureKentuckyU.S.
2006–1010.9%8.4%8.1%
2010–1411.2%9.5%9.4%
2015–1913.0%5.8%5.6%
2020–242.0%5.1%5.4%
Change−8.9 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Leisure has been strong: just 2.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Leisure compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Leisure3.2131.54.3%20.2%16.0%1996$49216.7%74.3%2.0%
Redwine2.1641.46.9%8.8%14.3%1995$51424.4%78.1%7.0%
Blaze2.8235.15.2%13.9%15.4%1996$50019.7%75.7%3.6%
Pomp3.3330.84.0%27.3%16.1%1995$51516.4%74.6%1.2%
Spanglin2.0656.913.4%16.2%17.0%1982$66414.7%79.5%15.2%
Zag2.4143.25.2%32.3%13.5%1990$81129.8%85.5%2.1%
Elkfork2.3050.57.4%7.1%10.4%1984$65024.9%77.7%4.5%
Liberty Road2.3152.64.2%34.7%6.7%1979$55031.1%87.2%6.5%
West Liberty2.7140.610.3%25.4%18.8%1991$69516.5%80.3%2.9%
Faye2.0756.713.1%16.0%17.2%1983$66915.2%79.4%13.8%
Blairs Mill2.9838.710.0%35.7%20.1%1990$59317.0%80.3%3.0%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Leisure. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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