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, Leeds is worth considering.
Being a small city, Leeds does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Leeds is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.73% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Leeds in 2022 was $35,994, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,976 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. Leeds also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leeds include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Leeds is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
