Leary is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 503 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leary is the 396th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Leary is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.21% of the Leary workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Leary is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leary who work in sales jobs (21.83%), healthcare (16.90%), and office and administrative support (12.68%). Leary’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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, Leary has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Leary a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Leary has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.The citizens of Leary have a very low rate of college education: just 8.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Leary in 2022 was $25,110, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,440 for a family of four. The people who call Leary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leary residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Leary include European, Scots-Irish, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Leary is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.
