Leary’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Leary is worth considering.
In Leary, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
For a small city, Leary has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Leary exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In Leary, just 12.50% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Leary in 2022 was $21,989, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,956 for a family of four.
Leary is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Leary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leary residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Leary include English, Irish, Dutch, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Leary is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.
