Jackson County vs Leon County

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

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

Leon County has the higher population (16,067 vs 15,081 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($61,752 vs $59,975 in Leon County). Leon County has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $175,500 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Leon County
Population	15,081	16,067
Median age	42.1 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,752	$59,975
Median home value	$175,500	$177,400
Median gross rent	$1,011	$798
Housing units	7,021	9,018
Homeownership rate	70.1%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Leon County
Population	14,816 → 15,081 (+1.8%)	17,225 → 16,067 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$62,806 → $61,752 (-1.7%)	$43,045 → $59,975 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $175,500 (+53.9%)	$111,000 → $177,400 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,011 (+22.4%)	$773 → $798 (+3.2%)

Jackson County

Population

14,81615,081

Median household income

$62,806$61,752

Median home value

$114,000$175,500

Median gross rent

$826$1,011

Leon County

Population

17,22516,067

Median household income

$43,045$59,975

Median home value

$111,000$177,400

Median gross rent

$773$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Leon County
Under 5	6.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.8%
75 and over	9.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Leon County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	73.0%
Black or African American	5.9%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.8%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Leon County
No high school diploma	17.0%	13.7%
High school graduate	36.8%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Leon County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.9%
Carpooled	15.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Leon County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	37.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Leon County
Poverty rate	14.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1976	1992