Leary is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 503 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leary is the 396th largest community in Georgia.Leary is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Leary is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leary who work in sales jobs (26.40%), healthcare (23.20%), and teaching (8.80%). 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. 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.The percentage of people in Leary with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Leary in 2022 was $25,704, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,816 for a family of four. 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 Irish, English, Dutch, Italian, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Leary is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.
