Leon County vs St. Lucie County

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

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

St. Lucie County has the higher population (346,237 vs 295,335 in Leon County). St. Lucie County has the higher median household income ($69,027 vs $65,074 in Leon County). St. Lucie County has the higher median home value ($305,800 vs $279,800 in Leon County).

Population, income & housing

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
Population	295,335	346,237
Median age	31.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,074	$69,027
Median home value	$279,800	$305,800
Median gross rent	$1,230	$1,489
Housing units	135,906	154,930
Homeownership rate	51.9%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
Population	289,770 → 295,335 (+1.9%)	312,947 → 346,237 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$53,106 → $65,074 (+22.5%)	$52,322 → $69,027 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$203,100 → $279,800 (+37.8%)	$186,900 → $305,800 (+63.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,230 (+20.1%)	$1,185 → $1,489 (+25.7%)

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. Lucie County

Population

312,947346,237

Median household income

$52,322$69,027

Median home value

$186,900$305,800

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
Under 5	4.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	21.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.6%
75 and over	5.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	52.6%
Black or African American	30.4%	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
No high school diploma	6.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	18.8%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
Drove alone	73.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	8.8%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.8%	10.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
1-unit, detached	48.9%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	6.7%
20 or more units	16.3%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Leon County	St. Lucie County
Poverty rate	18.5%	11.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1988	1994