Leon Valley vs Live Oak

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

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

Live Oak has the higher population (15,875 vs 11,479 in Leon Valley). Live Oak has the higher median household income ($78,092 vs $57,695 in Leon Valley). Leon Valley has the higher median home value ($236,600 vs $227,800 in Live Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
Population	11,479	15,875
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,695	$78,092
Median home value	$236,600	$227,800
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,450
Housing units	5,039	7,064
Homeownership rate	53.4%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
Population	12,199 → 11,479 (-5.9%)	15,855 → 15,875 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$55,777 → $57,695 (+3.4%)	$61,294 → $78,092 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $236,600 (+42.6%)	$151,200 → $227,800 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,182 (+29.3%)	$1,133 → $1,450 (+28.0%)

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

Live Oak

Population

15,85515,875

Median household income

$61,294$78,092

Median home value

$151,200$227,800

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
Under 5	5.9%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	19.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.1%
75 and over	8.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	33.1%
Black or African American	3.2%	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	9.5%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	39.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
No high school diploma	11.9%	2.5%
High school graduate	27.9%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
Drove alone	71.5%	72.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.2%
Public transit	2.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	14.6%
Other means	4.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
1-unit, detached	55.4%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	14.0%
20 or more units	13.8%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leon Valley	Live Oak
Poverty rate	12.7%	7.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1978	1994