COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Leon County

Texas · 15,335 residents · 1,073 sq mi

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Leon County is home to 15,335 people in Texas. The median age is 42.1, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $60,800. That trails the Texas median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,335

+21%since 1990

from 12,665 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

+11%since 1990

from 37.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,073 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(863)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.4%(976)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,122)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(1,113)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(679)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.4%(1,434)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.1%(2,159)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(2,017)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.4%(1,902)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.9%(1,820)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846%(920)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(330)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,981

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,152 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,599

+69%since 1990

from $10,385 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.6%

−5.7 ptssince 1990

from 21.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,800

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$410

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $319 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.8%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 81.1% in 1990

17.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(10,751)

Black12.7%(1,613)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(429)

Asian0%(5)

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(12,366)

Black10.3%(1,583)

Hispanic / Latino7.9%(1,213)

Asian0.1%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15%(2,447)

Central American0.7%(111)

Salvadoran0.7%(108)

Spaniard0.5%(84)

Puerto Rican0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(10)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Filipino0%(3)

Chinese0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish14.2%(2,303)

English11.8%(1,918)

German11.5%(1,877)

American5.8%(950)

Scottish3.3%(532)

Italian3%(488)

French2.8%(459)

Czech1.7%(274)

Swedish1.7%(273)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(252)

Polish1%(164)

Dutch1%(160)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.9%(146)

Norwegian0.7%(112)

Lithuanian0.4%(68)

Greek0.2%(36)

British0.2%(33)

Welsh0.2%(32)

Subsaharan African0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(18)

Turkish0.1%(12)

Slovak0%(8)

Armenian0%(2)

French Canadian0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Barbadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 10.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.8%

+6.4 ptssince 1990

from 67.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 4.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

−17%since 1990

from 25.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.3%(1,094)

Married69.5%(4,157)

Widowed3.7%(220)

Divorced8.5%(511)

Women 15+

Never married13.5%(861)

Married64.7%(4,126)

Widowed13.8%(880)

Divorced8%(508)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% 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)23.2%(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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