Lesage is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,290 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lesage is the 140th largest community in West Virginia. Lesage real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Lesage house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Lesage is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lesage is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lesage who work in healthcare (23.94%), sales jobs (17.31%), and healthcare suport services (15.84%).In addition, Lesage is a college town. There are a lot of students in Lesage attending college, and as a result Lesage provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Lesage is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Lesage isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.64% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small town, Lesage does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Lesage with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.44% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.
