Leon County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:16,916more
Census 2010:16,801more
Census 2000:15,335more
Population of the County Seat (Centerville)
Census 2010:892 
Census 2000:903 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN LEON COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Leon County:16,801more
Buffalo city (part):1,856more
Centerville city:892more
Jewett city:1,167more
Leona city (part):175more
Marquez city:263more
Normangee town (part):609more
Oakwood town (part):473more
Balance of Leon County:11,366more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:1,073.2more
Water Area:7.5more
Total Area:1,080.6more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:15.66more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:13.9%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:89.6%more
Percent African American Alone:7.9%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.6%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.7%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.2%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:22.5%more
65 and Older:21.7%more
85 and Older:2.1%more
Median Age:45.8more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$32,325more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$547,029,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$40,847more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:14.4%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:25.1%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$37,435more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$36,713 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$38,984 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$39,533 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$39,248 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:7.6more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:7.8 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:6.9 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:4.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:4.2 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.417777more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$3,237,066,310more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$1,856,343,950more
Total Actual Levy:$7,755,378more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$1,318,378more
CY 2010:$977,458 
CY 2009:$1,308,123 
CY 2008:$1,336,270 
CY 2007:$1,681,401 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$30,012more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$30,012more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):569 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):6 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:575more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):1,138 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):13 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,150more

Special Districts in Leon County.
School Districts in Leon County.
History of City Tax Rates in Leon County.

Airports in Leon County.
Hospitals in Leon County.
Prisons in Leon County.