Leeds is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,346 people and four associated neighborhoods, Leeds is the 61st largest community in Alabama. Leeds real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Leeds house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Leeds is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leeds is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leeds who work in sales jobs (11.08%), office and administrative support (10.66%), and management occupations (8.61%). Also of interest is that Leeds has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The city 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, Leeds has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Leeds a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Leeds is a small city, 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 Leeds who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.18% of adults in Leeds have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Leeds in 2022 was $34,822, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,288 for a family of four. However, Leeds contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Leeds is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Leeds home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leeds residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leeds include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Leeds is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
