Kirby vs Leon Valley

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

Kirby 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 8,100 in Kirby). Kirby has the higher median household income ($58,700 vs $57,695 in Leon Valley). Leon Valley has the higher median home value ($236,600 vs $159,000 in Kirby).

Population, income & housing

	Kirby	Leon Valley
Population	8,100	11,479
Median age	39.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,700	$57,695
Median home value	$159,000	$236,600
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,182
Housing units	3,041	5,039
Homeownership rate	70.4%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirby	Leon Valley
Population	8,664 → 8,100 (-6.5%)	12,199 → 11,479 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$45,918 → $58,700 (+27.8%)	$55,777 → $57,695 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $159,000 (+73.0%)	$165,900 → $236,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,114 (+13.9%)	$914 → $1,182 (+29.3%)

Kirby

Population

8,6648,100

Median household income

$45,918$58,700

Median home value

$91,900$159,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,114

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)

	Kirby	Leon Valley
Under 5	8.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	15.1%	8.8%
75 and over	6.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirby	Leon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	29.2%
Black or African American	12.4%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	58.7%	54.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirby	Leon Valley
No high school diploma	23.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirby	Leon Valley
Drove alone	75.1%	71.5%
Carpooled	15.4%	12.8%
Public transit	2.5%	2.9%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.7%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirby	Leon Valley
1-unit, detached	78.0%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	13.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Kirby	Leon Valley
Poverty rate	9.6%	12.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1977	1978