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Leighton, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Leighton is a Census town of 893 people across 2.16 square miles of land, in Colbert County. Median household income is $33,894, 58.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leighton
What Leighton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land414 plus or minus 180
- County holding the largest share of its areaColbert County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leighton
How many people live in Leighton
- Population893 plus or minus 389
- Median age44.9
- Population under 18198 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1822.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over138 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households389 plus or minus 145
- Family households249 plus or minus 129
- Share of households that are families64.0 percent plus or minus 23.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leighton
Income and work in Leighton
- Median household income$33,894 plus or minus $17,950
- Per capita income$26,409 plus or minus $6,017
- Civilian labor force500 plus or minus 300
- Employed485 plus or minus 296
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over594 plus or minus 217
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leighton
Housing in Leighton
- Housing units490 plus or minus 154
- Occupied units389 plus or minus 145
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate20.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied229 plus or minus 100
- Renter occupied160 plus or minus 108
- Ownership rate58.9 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Median gross rent, monthly$388 plus or minus $219
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units309 plus or minus 107
- Share single family63.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more106 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more21.6 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leighton
How Leighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute474 plus or minus 295
- Commuting under 15 minutes252 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.2 percent plus or minus 44.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone96.5 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leighton
Flood risk in Leighton
- NFIP communityCity of Leighton
- NFIP community number010046
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The City of Leighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010046 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Colbert County, not Leighton
Colbert County context, not Leighton figures
- Establishments in Colbert County1,268
- Covered employment, Colbert County24,495
- Average annual pay, Colbert County$58,010
- Housing units permitted, Colbert County94
Every figure in this section is published for Colbert County as a whole and is not a measurement of Leighton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Leighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leighton, Alabama?
893, in 389 households. Leighton town covers 2.16 square miles of land, which is 414 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leighton in?
Colbert County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Leighton?
$33,894. Median gross rent is $388 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Leighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leighton, city of, community 010046, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Leighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Colbert County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Leighton.
Is zoning published for Leighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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