Leicester

  1. Leicester Legal Resources
  2. Leicester Statistics
  3. Leicester Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Leicester Employment Information
  5. Leicester Family Information
  6. Leicester Education Information
  7. Leicester Business Information
  8. Leicester Public Benefits Information
  9. Leicester Criminal Information
  10. Leicester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Leicester Zip Codes


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Leicester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,471
  • Land Area (2000): 60.500 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.417 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 508, 774
  • Alias(es) (2003): LEICESTER
Leicester Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 10,490 2002 10,601 2005 10,874
2000 10,921 2003 10,766 2006 11,033
2001 10,521 2004 10,822 2007 11,077

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Houses (2000): 3,826
Leicester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,945 75.88%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,526 24.12%

Leicester Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,080
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $30,416,000 / $6,878,000
Leicester Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 5,650 5,297 353 6.25% 62
1991 5,612 5,042 570 10.16% 102
1992 5,584 5,048 536 9.59% 96
1993 5,539 5,125 415 7.48% 75
1994 5,549 5,239 310 5.59% 56
1995 5,643 5,326 317 5.62% 56
1996 5,680 5,413 268 4.71% 47
1997 5,764 5,553 211 3.66% 37
1998 5,892 5,702 190 3.23% 32
1999 5,917 5,701 217 3.66% 37
2000 5,879 5,722 157 2.66% 27
2001 5,941 5,740 201 3.38% 34
2002 6,054 5,733 321 5.30% 53
2003 6,091 5,722 369 6.06% 61
2004 6,068 5,740 328 5.41% 54
2005 6,067 5,741 326 5.38% 54
2006 6,084 5,796 288 4.73% 47
2007 6,094 5,790 304 4.99% 50
2008 6,086 5,746 340 5.59% 56
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 6,131 5,779 352 5.74% 57
Feb 2008 6,114 5,758 356 5.82% 58
Mar 2008 6,121 5,777 344 5.62% 56
Apr 2008 6,052 5,767 285 4.71% 47
May 2008 6,038 5,720 318 5.27% 53
Jun 2008 6,161 5,797 364 5.91% 59
Jul 2008 6,095 5,747 348 5.71% 57
Aug 2008 6,079 5,726 353 5.81% 58
Sep 2008 5,985 5,641 344 5.75% 57
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Leicester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 327 11.51%
2. Educational Services 181 6.37%
3. Metal Manufactuing 170 5.98%
4. Health Care 125 4.40%
5. Public Administration 125 4.40%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 121 4.26%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 106 3.73%
8. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 105 3.70%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 92 3.24%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 72 2.53%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 71 2.50%
12. Repair and Maintenance 67 2.36%
13. Utilities 60 2.11%
14. Finance and Insurance 51 1.80%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 51 1.80%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 51 1.80%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 49 1.72%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 47 1.65%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 47 1.65%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 46 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 545 20.07%
2. Health Care 531 19.56%
3. Finance and Insurance 230 8.47%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 151 5.56%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 126 4.64%
6. Social Assistance 119 4.38%
7. Public Administration 86 3.17%
8. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 68 2.50%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 57 2.10%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 55 2.03%
11. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 51 1.88%
12. Metal Manufactuing 46 1.69%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 45 1.66%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 44 1.62%
15. Department and Other General Stores 43 1.58%
16. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 33 1.22%
17. Book Stores and News Dealers 30 1.10%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 28 1.03%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 27 0.99%
20. Paper Manufacturing 24 0.88%

Leicester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 196 6.90%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 186 6.55%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 176 6.20%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 151 5.32%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 148 5.21%
6. Other Production Occupations 148 5.21%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 124 4.36%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 110 3.87%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 95 3.34%
10. Electricians 73 2.57%
11. Engineers 72 2.53%
12. Top Executives 70 2.46%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 66 2.32%
14. Other Protective Service Workers 52 1.83%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 50 1.76%
16. Carpenters 46 1.62%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 46 1.62%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 45 1.58%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 44 1.55%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 43 1.51%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 214 7.88%
2. Secretaries and Admins 202 7.44%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 163 6.00%
4. Health Technologists and Technicians 156 5.75%
5. Computer Specialists 98 3.61%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 93 3.43%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 84 3.09%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 82 3.02%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 81 2.98%
10. Registered Nurses 81 2.98%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 80 2.95%
12. Business Operations Specialists 73 2.69%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 69 2.54%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 69 2.54%
15. Cashiers 62 2.28%
16. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 61 2.25%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 61 2.25%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 56 2.06%
19. Accountants and Auditors 53 1.95%
20. Customer Service Representatives 52 1.92%

Leicester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,475 56.20%
15-35 hours 1,361 17.09%
1-14 hours 329 4.13%
No regular hours 1,798 22.58%

Leicester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 192 3.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM 189 3.49%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 261 4.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM 548 10.11%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 670 12.37%
7 AM-7:29 AM 878 16.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 819 15.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM 617 11.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 240 4.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 191 3.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 16 0.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 49 0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM 393 7.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 355 6.55%

Leicester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 182 3.36%
5-9 572 10.56%
10-14 605 11.17%
15-19 712 13.14%
20-24 887 16.37%
25-29 475 8.77%
30-34 829 15.30%
35-39 227 4.19%
40-44 168 3.10%
45-59 295 5.44%
60-89 316 5.83%
At least 90 150 2.77%

Leicester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 26 0.48% 3,407 62.88%
30-44 24 0.44% 1,200 22.15%
45-59 0 0.00% 295 5.44%
At least 60 49 0.90% 417 7.70%

Leicester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.13%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 589 10.69%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,604 83.56%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 27 0.49%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 99 1.80%
Color 6 Box Walked 92 1.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 92 1.67%

Leicester Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,670 (10,075 people)
Families (2000): 2,683 (8,706 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,422
People at same address in 1995: 6,726
Leicester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 210 5.72%
$10,000-$14,999 165 4.50%
$15,000-$19,999 222 6.05%
$20,000-$24,999 191 5.20%
$25,000-$29,999 171 4.66%
$30,000-$34,999 200 5.45%
$35,000-$39,999 130 3.54%
$40,000-$44,999 168 4.58%
$45,000-$49,999 225 6.13%
$50,000-$59,999 356 9.70%
$60,000-$74,999 628 17.11%
$75,000-$99,999 648 17.66%
$100,000-$124,999 213 5.80%
$125,000-$149,999 35 0.95%
$150,000-$199,999 58 1.58%
$200,000 or more 50 1.36%

Leicester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 805 21.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 946 25.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 139 3.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 683 18.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 22 0.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 650 17.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 289 7.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 95 2.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 45 1.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Leicester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,155 30.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,459 13.91%
Public Assistance 68 0.65%
Retirement 693 6.61%
Self Employment 414 3.95%
Social Security 1,049 10.00%
Supplemental Security 88 0.84%
Wage / Salary 3,075 29.32%
Other 487 4.64%

Leicester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,120 51.05%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,074 48.95%

Leicester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 299 7.68%
Color 1 Box Married 2,437 62.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,032 26.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 125 3.21%

Leicester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 377 8.77%
Color 1 Box Married 2,478 57.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 909 21.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 533 12.40%

Leicester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Education Information Back to top
Leicester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 397 5.13%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 777 10.03%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,714 35.05%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,809 23.36%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 586 7.57%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,055 13.62%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 406 5.24%

Leicester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 152 1.45% 74 0.71% 226 2.16%
Kindergarten 154 1.47% 8 0.08% 162 1.55%
Grades 1-4 608 5.81% 75 0.72% 683 6.52%
Grades 5-8 564 5.39% 67 0.64% 631 6.03%
Grades 9-12 647 6.18% 25 0.24% 672 6.42%
Undergrad college 245 2.34% 261 2.49% 506 4.83%
Graduate or professional school 43 0.41% 42 0.40% 85 0.81%
Total 2,413 23.04% 552 5.27% 2,965 28.32%

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Leicester Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 108
Leicester Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Leicester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,626 95.70%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 433 4.30%

Leicester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Criminal Information Back to top
Leicester Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.381 0.000 0.191 0.000 0.572 0.000 0.667 11.725 1.525 13.918
2000 0.733 0.000 0.000 0.092 0.824 0.000 0.916 10.164 0.549 11.629
2001 0.570 0.285 0.000 0.095 0.950 0.000 1.331 7.984 0.475 9.790
2002 1.887 0.283 0.000 0.189 2.358 0.094 2.075 6.980 0.755 9.905
2003 0.836 0.093 0.000 0.279 1.208 0.000 3.623 6.223 1.022 10.868
2004 1.571 0.092 0.000 0.277 1.940 0.092 3.511 6.468 2.125 12.105
2005 2.023 0.092 0.000 0.184 2.299 0.092 2.759 7.081 1.379 11.219
2006 1.541 0.181 0.000 0.181 1.903 0.091 2.538 9.517 1.269 13.324
2007 1.986 0.361 0.000 0.090 2.437 0.090 3.160 11.555 1.354 16.069

Leicester Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 15
2005 5 17
2006 5 17
2007 5 18

Leicester Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 152
2000 136
2001 113
2002 130

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Leicester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Leicester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,405 13.42%
10-19 Years 1,667 15.92%
20-29 Years 1,188 11.35%
30-39 Years 1,619 15.46%
40-49 Years 1,759 16.80%
50-59 Years 1,189 11.36%
60-69 Years 659 6.29%
70-79 Years 625 5.97%
80-89 Years 303 2.89%
90+ Years 57 0.54%

Leicester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,094 48.65%
Color 1 Box Female 5,377 51.35%

Leicester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,952 95.04%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 183 1.75%
Color 1 Box African-American 130 1.24%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 92 0.88%
Color 2 Box Asian 77 0.74%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 24 0.23%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.06%

Leicester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,575 21.18%
2. French Non-Basque 2,164 17.80%
3. English 1,355 11.15%
4. Italian 1,169 9.62%
5. French Canadian 766 6.30%
6. Swedish 657 5.40%
7. Polish 587 4.83%
8. German 460 3.78%
9. Lithuanian 370 3.04%
10. United States Or American 328 2.70%

Leicester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 9,133 92.29%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 182 1.84%
3. Armenian 126 1.27%
4. African 112 1.13%
5. French 106 1.07%
6. Greek 43 0.43%
7. Other Indo European 41 0.41%
8. Vietnamese 33 0.33%
9. German 20 0.20%
10. Polish 20 0.20%

Leicester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 10,004 95.54%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 162 1.55%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 305 2.91%

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Leicester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Leicester Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01524