Leon

Population: 519
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $116,400

Leon is a community in Butler County, Kansas, home to 519 residents. Its median household income of $68,750 runs below the Butler County figure of $80,375.

From 2019 to 2023, Leon's population declined 15.5% from 614 to 519, while its median home value rose 60.6% from $72,500 to $116,400.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 519
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 282
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

614519

Median household income

$57,125$68,750

Median home value

$72,500$116,400

Median gross rent

$745$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	614	$57,125	$72,500	$745
2020	464	$55,417	$82,300	$738
2021	475	$51,000	$93,100	$765
2022	454	$70,000	$116,000	$850
2023	519	$68,750	$116,400	$850

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	4.0%
5 to 17	81	15.6%
18 to 24	20	3.9%
25 to 34	30	5.8%
35 to 44	63	12.1%
45 to 54	88	17.0%
55 to 64	81	15.6%
65 to 74	66	12.7%
75 and over	69	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	459	88.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	12.8%
High school graduate	136	34.3%
Some college or associate's	158	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	40	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	180	71.4%
Carpooled	26	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	11.1%
Other means	3	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	21.4%
15 to 29 min	69	30.8%
30 to 44 min	57	25.4%
45 to 59 min	37	16.5%
60+ min	13	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 14.3% (74 of 519)

	Count	Share
Family households	170	69.1%
Nonfamily households	76	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	246	87.2%
Vacant	36	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	182	74.0%
Renter-occupied	64	26.0%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	11.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2039450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6897, -96.7838