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Leigh, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Leigh is a Census village of 443 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Colfax County. Median household income is $63,500, 86.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leigh
What Leigh is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land740 plus or minus 182
- County holding the largest share of its areaColfax 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.
Leigh
How many people live in Leigh
- Population443 plus or minus 109
- Median age39.6 plus or minus 16.0
- Population under 18116 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1826.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over142 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over32.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Households204 plus or minus 61
- Family households95 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families46.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leigh
Income and work in Leigh
- Median household income$63,500 plus or minus $27,070
- Per capita income$36,067 plus or minus $7,612
- Civilian labor force209 plus or minus 67
- Employed209 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over308 plus or minus 79
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leigh
Housing in Leigh
- Housing units251 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units204 plus or minus 61
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied177 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate86.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$805 plus or minus $284
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Single family units228 plus or minus 71
- Share single family90.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more3.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leigh
How Leigh gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute207 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes100 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone70.3 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked17.2 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leigh
Flood risk in Leigh
- NFIP communityVillage of Leigh
- NFIP community number310386
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16(M)
The Village of Leigh participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310386 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.
Colfax County, not Leigh
Colfax County context, not Leigh figures
- Establishments in Colfax County254
- Covered employment, Colfax County5,155
- Average annual pay, Colfax County$53,741
- Housing units permitted, Colfax County36
Every figure in this section is published for Colfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Leigh.
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
Leigh questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leigh, Nebraska?
443, in 204 households. Leigh village covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 740 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leigh in?
Colfax 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 Leigh?
$63,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,400. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Leigh in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leigh appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leigh, village of, community 310386, 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 Leigh figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Colfax 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 Leigh.
Is zoning published for Leigh?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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