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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Leicester has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Leicester a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

In terms of college education, Leicester is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.09% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.