Leon County vs St. Johns County

A side-by-side comparison of Leon County and St. Johns County: population, income, housing, and more.

Leon County and St. Johns County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leon County has the higher population (295,335 vs 292,243 in St. Johns County). St. Johns County has the higher median household income ($106,169 vs $65,074 in Leon County). St. Johns County has the higher median home value ($457,600 vs $279,800 in Leon County).

Population, income & housing

	Leon County	St. Johns County
Population	295,335	292,243
Median age	31.9 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,074	$106,169
Median home value	$279,800	$457,600
Median gross rent	$1,230	$1,775
Housing units	135,906	127,144
Homeownership rate	51.9%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon County	St. Johns County
Population	289,770 → 295,335 (+1.9%)	244,674 → 292,243 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$53,106 → $65,074 (+22.5%)	$82,252 → $106,169 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$203,100 → $279,800 (+37.8%)	$304,700 → $457,600 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,230 (+20.1%)	$1,312 → $1,775 (+35.3%)

Leon County

Population

289,770295,335

Median household income

$53,106$65,074

Median home value

$203,100$279,800

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,230

St. Johns County

Population

244,674292,243

Median household income

$82,252$106,169

Median home value

$304,700$457,600

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leon County	St. Johns County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	21.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.5%
75 and over	5.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon County	St. Johns County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	78.6%
Black or African American	30.4%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon County	St. Johns County
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.8%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon County	St. Johns County
Drove alone	73.9%	66.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.7%
Public transit	1.6%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.8%	23.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon County	St. Johns County
1-unit, detached	48.9%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	8.9%
20 or more units	16.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Leon County	St. Johns County
Poverty rate	18.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1988	2002