Leon County is home to 16,263 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The median age is 44.6, about 6 years above the US median. There are 15 people per square mile. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $186,400, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,449, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leon County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 18.6%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share12.7% → 7.2%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants81.1% → 76.6%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)23.2%(265)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(317)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(337)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,144 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
Leon County, decade by decade
Leon County 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
12,665
$48,366
$104,403
10.2%
35.6
2000
15,335
$56,437
$110,757
12.1%
41.6
2010
16,801
$58,054
$112,352
12.6%
46.4
2020
15,719
$52,593
$145,808
15.0%
52.7
2024
16,263
$61,449
$186,400
18.6%
57.8
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.
