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Leon County

Florida · 275,487 residents · 668 sq mi
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Leon County is home to 275,487 people in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6. This is an unusually credentialed place: 41% of adults have a four-year degree. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 22.0%, above the 13.8% national rate. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 29.6
US median: 37.2
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
275,487
+15%since 2000
from 239,452 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
29.6
Unchangedsince 2000
from 29.5 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
668 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
182K214K245K277K308K19902000201020202024Leon County
2024298K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.6%(15,350)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.4%(14,877)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.3%(14,690)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 199.9%(27,231)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2415.9%(43,722)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.5%(39,954)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4411%(30,360)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.2%(33,593)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.8%(29,730)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.3%(14,633)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.9%(7,930)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.2%(3,417)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$44,490
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,517 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,803
+23%since 2000
from $21,024 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
29.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
22.0%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.488
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade2.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical1.8%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$196,700
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,600 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$879
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $606 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
54.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 57.0% in 2000
45.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.35 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.29 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
29.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 59.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.4
−1%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.1%(153,474)
Black28.8%(69,049)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(8,407)
Asian1.9%(4,507)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(163,483)
Black29.9%(82,386)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(15,361)
Asian2.9%(7,950)
Other2%(5,530)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.3%(3,438)
Cuban1%(2,726)
South American0.9%(2,479)
Puerto Rican0.8%(2,294)
Central American0.6%(1,496)
Colombian0.5%(1,233)
Dominican0.3%(700)
Panamanian0.2%(449)
Spaniard0.2%(421)
Salvadoran0.1%(381)
Venezuelan0.1%(381)
Honduran0.1%(297)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(291)
Nicaraguan0.1%(247)
Peruvian0.1%(231)
Argentine0.1%(177)
Chilean0%(80)
Bolivian0%(40)
Uruguayan0%(40)
Ancestry
German11.9%(32,182)
Irish11.2%(30,382)
English10.7%(29,049)
American5.7%(15,370)
Italian4.7%(12,824)
Scottish2.9%(7,882)
French2.8%(7,638)
Scotch-Irish2.7%(7,381)
West Indian2.1%(5,747)
Polish2.1%(5,637)
Dutch1%(2,729)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1%(2,660)
Haitian0.8%(2,233)
Swedish0.8%(2,199)
Russian0.7%(2,012)
Jamaican0.7%(1,874)
Norwegian0.7%(1,783)
British0.6%(1,646)
Hungarian0.5%(1,479)
Greek0.5%(1,470)
French Canadian0.4%(1,204)
Arab0.4%(1,171)
Czech0.4%(1,078)
Canadian0.3%(693)
Austrian0.3%(689)
Danish0.3%(683)
Portuguese0.2%(511)
Lebanese0.2%(486)
Swiss0.2%(461)
Ukrainian0.2%(460)
Lithuanian0.2%(418)
Slovak0.2%(406)
Finnish0.1%(401)
Nigerian0.1%(353)
Iranian0.1%(347)
Romanian0.1%(291)
Armenian0.1%(280)
Belgian0.1%(243)
Egyptian0.1%(234)
Turkish0.1%(233)
Serbian0.1%(196)
Brazilian0.1%(189)
Guyanese0.1%(178)
Croatian0.1%(154)
Palestinian0.1%(142)
Ghanaian0%(120)
Israeli0%(119)
Syrian0%(100)
Slovene0%(72)
Ethiopian0%(59)
Moroccan0%(45)
Barbadian0%(45)
Latvian0%(25)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Kenyan0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 41.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
90.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 89.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
17.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 17.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.0 min
+50%since 2000
from 13.3 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 81.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
23.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
44.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
52.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
6.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
8.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married49.3%(57,962)
Married40.6%(47,675)
Widowed2.1%(2,444)
Divorced8%(9,459)
Women 15+
Never married48.4%(65,166)
Married34%(45,753)
Widowed6%(8,120)
Divorced11.6%(15,640)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.4%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 61.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 76.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 26.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)23%(3,102)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(3,631)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(4,279)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(759)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(67)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,504 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Leon County, Florida?

Leon County, Florida has about 275,487 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Leon County, Florida?

The typical household in Leon County, Florida earns about $44,490 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Leon County, Florida expensive?

In Leon County, Florida, the median home is worth about $196,700, and the typical rent is about $879 a month.

How educated are people in Leon County, Florida?

About 41.3% of adults age 25 and over in Leon County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Leon County, Florida?

About 22.0% of people in Leon County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Leon County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Leon County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 82,994 residents, a change of about 43 percent over that period.

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