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Leon County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Leon County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Leon County is a small rural Texas county of 16,067 residents with a median age of 44.6 and a low college-attainment rate of 17.1%, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations. Labor force participation stands at just 51.3%, though unemployment is relatively low at 3.9%, and median worker earnings of $39,994 sit below the county's GDP per capita of $53,300. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $177,400 and median gross rent of $798/month support a 77.0% homeownership rate—but the county has shed roughly 6% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,067

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,449

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.0% since 2018

Leon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,350 (75.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,168 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,167 (7.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,072 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races307 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone175 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,719
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic104
  3. 3.Other Indo-European10
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,300

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,596

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance963
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining901
  3. 3.Construction (Group)858
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)798
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)616

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,826
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,380
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,199
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,118
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations798

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.80×)883
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.53×)668
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)411
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)713
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.98×)615

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$177,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$798/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999584 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999577 (11.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999513 (9.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999450 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999424 (8.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999297 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,994

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,015 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled587 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home363 (5.9%)
  • Other106 (1.7%)
  • Walked96 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit3 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.