Gallipolis Ferry vs Leon

A side-by-side comparison of Gallipolis Ferry and Leon: population, income, housing, and more.

Gallipolis Ferry and Leon are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gallipolis Ferry has the higher population (766 vs 322 in Leon). Gallipolis Ferry has the higher median household income ($44,250 vs $30,688 in Leon). Leon has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $92,200 in Gallipolis Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
Population	766	322
Median age	30.5 yrs	14.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,250	$30,688
Median home value	$92,200	$109,400
Housing units	357	102
Homeownership rate	96.4%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
Population	723 → 766 (+5.9%)	219 → 322 (+47.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $44,250 (-4.3%)	$28,125 → $30,688 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $92,200 (+5.7%)	$88,300 → $109,400 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$807 → $800 (-0.9%)

Gallipolis Ferry

Population

723766

Median household income

$46,250$44,250

Median home value

$87,200$92,200

Leon

Population

219322

Median household income

$28,125$30,688

Median home value

$88,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$807$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
Under 5	16.6%	14.3%
5 to 17	3.3%	38.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	30.5%	3.7%
35 to 44	0.9%	14.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	3.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	3.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	5.0%
75 and over	10.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
No high school diploma	8.6%	18.5%
High school graduate	45.2%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
Drove alone	93.6%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
1-unit, detached	39.5%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Gallipolis Ferry	Leon
Poverty rate	33.4%	43.6%
Average household size	2.32	4.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	37
Median year structure built	1992	1954