Leicester is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,996 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 $68,619.00.

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: 10.31% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Leicester has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Leicester has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Leicester than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Leicester may be for you.

One downside of living in Leicester is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Leicester, the average commute to work is 30.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Leicester doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Leicester who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.23% of adults in Leicester have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Leicester in 2022 was $32,574, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,296 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leicester include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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