San Leon is a city of 6,458 people in Texas. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Growth has run 48% since 2000, or 2,093 more people. At a median age of 44.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $183,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,446, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Leon
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share6.9% → 43.9%(+37.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.6% → 51.3%(−31.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,328 → 6,458(+94%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.8%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46.9%(168)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 358 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
San Leon, decade by decade
San Leon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,328
$59,771
$120,243
9.8%
37.8
2000
4,365
$57,723
$113,125
11.9%
51.5
2010
4,970
$68,103
$126,307
14.2%
59.1
2020
6,135
$77,398
$172,837
13.7%
69.7
2024
6,458
$75,446
$183,100
12.6%
67.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
