Leon vs New Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Leon and New Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Haven has the higher population (1,735 vs 322 in Leon). New Haven has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $30,688 in Leon). Leon has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $101,700 in New Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Leon	New Haven
Population	322	1,735
Median age	14.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$30,688	$56,500
Median home value	$109,400	$101,700
Median gross rent	—	$491
Housing units	102	819
Homeownership rate	46.6%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon	New Haven
Population	219 → 322 (+47.0%)	1,644 → 1,735 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $30,688 (+9.1%)	$37,731 → $56,500 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $109,400 (+23.9%)	$77,600 → $101,700 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $800 (-0.9%)	$625 → $491 (-21.4%)

Leon

Population

219322

Median household income

$28,125$30,688

Median home value

$88,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$807$800

New Haven

Population

1,6441,735

Median household income

$37,731$56,500

Median home value

$77,600$101,700

Median gross rent

$625$491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leon	New Haven
Under 5	14.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	38.8%	8.7%
18 to 24	13.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	3.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	3.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	3.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	5.0%	13.2%
75 and over	3.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon	New Haven
No high school diploma	18.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	39.8%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon	New Haven
Drove alone	75.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	22.6%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon	New Haven
1-unit, detached	76.5%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Leon	New Haven
Poverty rate	43.6%	14.0%
Average household size	4.41	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	1954	1961