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. Much of the housing stock in Leicester was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Leicester economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Leicester, where the median household income is $72,955.00.Unlike some towns, Leicester isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Leicester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leicester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leicester who work in sales jobs (10.78%), office and administrative support (9.23%), and healthcare (6.23%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Leicester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 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%: 26.09% 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.
