Leicester is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 11,066 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leicester is the 174th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Leicester is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leicester is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leicester who work in office and administrative support (11.83%), management occupations (11.73%), and teaching (10.54%). 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: 11.14% 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. 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: 28.02% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Leicester in 2022 was $41,125, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,500 for a family of four. However, Leicester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Irish, Italian, French, English, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Leicester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
