Leon County, Texas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,067
Median household income: $59,975
Median home value: $177,400

Leon County is a county in Texas with a population of 16,067. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,975 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Leon County's population declined 6.7% from 17,225 to 16,067, while its median household income rose 39.3% from $43,045 to $59,975.

58.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1992.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,067
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,975
Median home value: $177,400
Median gross rent: $798
Housing units: 9,018
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,22516,067

Median household income

$43,045$59,975

Median home value

$111,000$177,400

Median gross rent

$773$798

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,225	$43,045	$111,000	$773
2020	17,325	$43,392	$120,300	$772
2021	15,877	$48,676	$125,800	$720
2022	15,928	$57,363	$158,700	$900
2023	16,067	$59,975	$177,400	$798

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	856	5.3%
5 to 17	2,799	17.4%
18 to 24	1,042	6.5%
25 to 34	1,670	10.4%
35 to 44	1,781	11.1%
45 to 54	1,634	10.2%
55 to 64	2,473	15.4%
65 to 74	2,224	13.8%
75 and over	1,588	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,721	73.0%
Black or African American	1,172	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.2%
Asian	32	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	504	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,594	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,556	13.7%
High school graduate	4,350	38.3%
Some college or associate's	3,525	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,232	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	707	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,970	79.9%
Carpooled	756	12.1%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	68	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	358	5.8%
Other means	70	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,651	28.1%
15 to 29 min	1,555	26.5%
30 to 44 min	1,342	22.9%
45 to 59 min	465	7.9%
60+ min	853	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 14.4% (2,301 of 15,992)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,466	68.2%
Nonfamily households	2,080	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,546	72.6%
Vacant	2,472	27.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,042	77.0%
Renter-occupied	1,504	23.0%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other37.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,229	58.0%
1-unit, attached	52	0.6%
2 to 4 units	167	1.9%
5 to 19 units	98	1.1%
20 or more units	65	0.7%
Mobile home & other	3,407	37.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48289
State: Texas
Land area: 1,073 sq mi
Water area: 7.46 sq mi
Center point: 31.3005, -95.9956

Cities & places

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