Moving to Leeds, Alabama
Population: 10,455. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,053 (+5.7% change)
Males: 5,008 (47.9%), Females: 5,447 (52.1%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 35094
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $37,420
Median house value: $88,700
Population by Race
Races in Leeds:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
- Black (15.9%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), Irish (10.1%), English (9.3%), German (7.4%), Italian (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 622 feet
Land area: 22.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leeds
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leeds city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +275 (+2.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Leeds:
- MEDICAL CENTER EAST INC (about 9 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- BIRMINGHAM BAPT MED CNTR MONTCLAIR SNU (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP-BIRMINGHAM (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leeds:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 36 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 49 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leeds:
- ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 23 miles; PELL CITY, AL; Abbreviation: PLR)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 30 miles; ALABASTER, AL; Abbreviation: EET)
- BESSEMER (about 31 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
Amtrak station near Leeds:
- 18 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leeds:
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 26 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 37 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 39 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
Schools
Public high school in Leeds:
- LEEDS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 363; Location: 8404 WHITMIRE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Leeds:
- LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 607; Location: 950 ASHVILLE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- LEEDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 1721 MOTON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Leeds:
- LEEDS JANE CULBRETH LIBRARY (Operating income: $320,587; Location: 802 PARKWAY DRIVE SE; 32,723 books; 1,182 audio materials; 1,849 video materials; 111 serial subscriptions)