Leicester town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,033 ( 167 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.9 square miles
Population density: 59.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,921	94.49%	8.4%
Black:	4	0.20%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	15	0.74%	0.0%
2+ races:	58	2.85%	114.8%
Hispanic:	35	1.72%	20.5%

Total non-White:	112	5.51%	9.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-177	-9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,200
2,098	95.36%
8	0.36%
3	0.14%
15	0.68%
27	1.23%
44	2.00%
102	4.64%

2000
2,287
2,239	97.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
17	0.74%
20	0.87%
9	0.39%
48	2.10%

1990
2,223
2,170	97.62%
0	0.00%
8	0.36%
11	0.49%
n/a
34	1.53%
53	2.38%

1980
1,888
1,866	98.83%
6	0.32%
8	0.42%
1	0.05%
n/a
7	0.37%
22	1.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-141	-6.2
54	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

69	3.1
-5	-0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

304	16.1
31	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Leicester town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
474	23.3%
1,559	76.7%
380	18.7%

825
2.46

563	68.2%
439	78.0%
70	12.4%
262	31.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.1
474	21.5%
1,726	78.5%
334	15.2%

908
2.42

630	69.4%
481	76.3%
51	8.1%
278	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
605	26.5%
1,682	73.5%
298	13.0%

854
2.65

651	76.2%
529	81.3%
43	6.6%
203	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
588	26.5%
1,635	73.5%
229	10.3%

823
2.68

636	77.3%
528	83.0%
45	7.1%
187	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
565	29.9%
1,323	70.1%
217	11.5%

651
2.87

515	79.1%
440	85.4%
32	6.2%
136	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Leicester town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	51	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	99	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	60	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	119	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	122	14.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	71	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	93	11.3%
$200,000 or more	34	4.1%

Median Household Income	76,791
Per Capita Income	37,916

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	44	5.3%
Public Assistance	11	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	939	78.0%
Unemployed	8	0.7%
In Armed Forces	7	0.6%

Total Labor Force	954	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	250	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	368	246	59.9%
Non-Profit	10	22	31.2%
Self-Employed	48	37	56.5%

Local Government	52	99	34.4%
State Government	42	47	47.2%
Federal Government	31	4	88.6%

Total Private + Self	416	283	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	135	172	44.0%
Total	551	455	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	27.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	86	8.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	204	20.3%
Professional, Technical	209	20.8%
Service Occupations	207	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.1%
All others	300	29.8%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	163	16.2%
Manufacturing	123	12.2%
Public administration	111	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	107	10.6%
Construction	87	8.6%
Retail trade	73	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	70	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	43	4.3%
Finance and insurance	36	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	3.4%
Utilities	32	3.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	3.2%
Other services	26	2.6%
Information	22	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	18	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.1%
Wholesale trade	9	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.69%
Puerto Rican	12	0.59%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	15	0.74%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,919	98.5%
Korean	15	0.8%
German, other Germanic	11	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	449	22.1%
Irish	405	19.9%
English	329	16.2%
Italian	321	15.8%
Polish	112	5.5%
American	74	3.6%
Dutch	50	2.5%
French	45	2.2%
Welsh	38	1.9%
Scottish	29	1.4%
British	20	1.0%
Canadian	18	0.9%
French Canadian	17	0.8%
Swedish	13	0.6%
Norwegian	9	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,033	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,996	98.2%
Foreign-born	37	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	4.4%	81	5.6%	513	35.3%	425	29.2%	212	14.6%	158	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	4.4%
9-12 Years	81	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	513	35.3%
Some College	425	29.2%
Bach. Degree	212	14.6%
Grad Degree	158	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +32	D +9	D + 3.0%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +191	R +276	R + 25.2%
D -85
2020 vs. 2008	R +170	R +294	R + 27.2%
D -124

2016 vs. 2008	R +138	R +303	R + 30.2%
D -165
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	697	63.3%	Joe Biden (D)	380	34.5%	24	2.2%	1,101	26	17	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	665	62.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	339	32.0%	54	5.1%	1,058	26	17	0.01%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	506	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	465	47.4%	9	0.9%	980	16	4	0.01%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	527	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	504	48.2%	15	1.4%	1,046	14	5	0.01%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	586	55.6%	John Kerry (D)	444	42.1%	24	2.3%	1,054	16	5	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	524	53.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	417	42.2%	46	4.7%	987	18	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

380

34.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

697

63.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,101

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

339

32.0%

Donald Trump (R)

665

62.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,058

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

465

47.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

506

51.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

980

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

504

48.2%

John McCain (R)

527

50.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,046

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

586

55.6%

John Kerry (D)

444

42.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,054

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Leicester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

524

53.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

417

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

987

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leicester town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	49%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	448	54.7%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	371	45.3%	0	0.0%	819	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	50%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	528	62.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	246	29.3%	65 [+]	7.7%	839	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 52 (6.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 9 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);
2016	S3	59%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	538	53.5%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	443	44.1%	24 [+]	2.4%	1,005	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 13 (1.3%); Robin Wilson (Green) 11 (1.1%);
2014	G	39%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	476	70.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	175	26.0%	21 [+]	3.1%	672	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 18 (2.7%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (0.4%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	948
Median Value	$156,200

Occupied	825	87.0%
Vacant	123	13.0%

Owned	715	86.7%
Rented	110	13.3%
Median Rent	$875

Single-Family Units	723	76.3%
Detached	719	75.8%
Attached	4	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.7%
Mobile Homes	170	17.9%

Leicester town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leicester town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Leicester town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leicester town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Leicester town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leicester town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leicester town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leicester town, NY