Leicester is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,655 people and four associated neighborhoods, Leicester is the 63rd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Leicester, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Leicester, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Leicester’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Leicester does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,955.00.

Also of interest is that Leicester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents will find that the town 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, Leicester is worth considering.

Leicester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Leicester who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.09% of adults in Leicester have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Leicester in 2022 was $33,253, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,012 for a family of four. However, Leicester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Leicester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Leicester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leicester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Leicester include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Leicester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.