Leonville, LA Demographics

A map of Leonville's Population by Race

Leonville, Louisiana had a population of 868 in 2020. It was 59.9% White, 36.3% Black, 0.1% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 1.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Leonville, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is the 287th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Leonville's White Population

520 residents of Leonville identify as White, or 59.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Leonville roughly similar to the White share of the population of Louisiana (55.8% White). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #262 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is more White than neighboring Grand Coteau (31.8% White), Sunset (45.5% White), and Opelousas (17.7% White). Leonville is less White than neighboring Arnaudville (83.7% White), and Port Barre (64.9% White).

Leonville's Black Population

315 residents of Leonville identify as Black, or 36.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Leonville slightly larger than the Black share of the population of Louisiana (31.2% Black). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #183 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is more Black than neighboring Arnaudville (11.5% Black), and Port Barre (30.2% Black). Leonville is less Black than neighboring Grand Coteau (62.2% Black), Sunset (49% Black), and Opelousas (77.2% Black).

Leonville's Asian Population

1 residents of Leonville identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Leonville roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Louisiana (1.8% Asian). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #303 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is less Asian than neighboring Arnaudville (0.2% Asian), Port Barre (0.2% Asian), Sunset (0.2% Asian), and Opelousas (0.7% Asian).

Leonville's Hispanic Population

14 residents of Leonville identify as Hispanic, or 1.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Leonville slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Louisiana (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #374 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is more Hispanic than neighboring Port Barre (1.5% Hispanic). Leonville is less Hispanic than neighboring Grand Coteau (3.2% Hispanic), Arnaudville (2.1% Hispanic), and Sunset (2% Hispanic).

Leonville's Native American/Other Population

5 residents of Leonville identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Leonville roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Louisiana (1% Native American/Other). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #252 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is more Native American/Other than neighboring Grand Coteau (0.1% Native American/Other), Arnaudville (0.4% Native American/Other), Port Barre (0.2% Native American/Other), and Opelousas (0.5% Native American/Other).

Leonville's Multiracial Population

13 residents of Leonville identify as Multiracial, or 1.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Leonville roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Louisiana (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Leonville is ranked #446 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Leonville is less Multiracial than neighboring Grand Coteau (2.4% Multiracial), Arnaudville (2.1% Multiracial), Port Barre (3% Multiracial), Sunset (2.7% Multiracial), and Opelousas (2.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.