Helotes vs Leon Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Helotes and Leon Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Helotes and Leon Valley are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leon Valley has the higher population (11,479 vs 9,372 in Helotes). Helotes has the higher median household income ($129,884 vs $57,695 in Leon Valley). Helotes has the higher median home value ($382,400 vs $236,600 in Leon Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Helotes	Leon Valley
Population	9,372	11,479
Median age	45.6 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$129,884	$57,695
Median home value	$382,400	$236,600
Median gross rent	$2,518	$1,182
Housing units	3,019	5,039
Homeownership rate	93.0%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helotes	Leon Valley
Population	9,175 → 9,372 (+2.1%)	12,199 → 11,479 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$116,875 → $129,884 (+11.1%)	$55,777 → $57,695 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$316,200 → $382,400 (+20.9%)	$165,900 → $236,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,014 → $2,518 (+25.0%)	$914 → $1,182 (+29.3%)

Helotes

Population

9,1759,372

Median household income

$116,875$129,884

Median home value

$316,200$382,400

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,518

Leon Valley

Population

12,19911,479

Median household income

$55,777$57,695

Median home value

$165,900$236,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helotes	Leon Valley
Under 5	3.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	19.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.8%
75 and over	6.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helotes	Leon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	29.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	53.2%	54.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helotes	Leon Valley
No high school diploma	4.2%	11.9%
High school graduate	12.3%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helotes	Leon Valley
Drove alone	69.1%	71.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.8%
Public transit	0.3%	2.9%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.4%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helotes	Leon Valley
1-unit, detached	97.6%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Helotes	Leon Valley
Poverty rate	3.0%	12.7%
Average household size	3.17	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2005	1978