2024 population: 300,488 ( 8,281 from 2020)
Land area: 668.4 square miles
Population density: 449.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	159,992	53.24%	0.2%
Black:	93,595	31.15%	2.3%
Indian:	748	0.25%	2.6%
Asian:	12,744	4.24%	22.2%
2+ races:	7,440	2.48%	16.2%
Hispanic:	25,969	8.64%	13.9%

Total non-White:	140,496	46.76%	6.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,774	10.1
Deaths:	10,287	8.8
Net Migration:	-15	-0.0
Net Immigration:	6,979	6.0

Change in White population:	-395	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,676	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
292,207
160,387	54.89%
91,447	31.30%
729	0.25%
10,432	3.57%
6,403	2.19%
22,809	7.81%
131,820	45.11%

2010
275,487
163,483	59.34%
82,386	29.91%
681	0.25%
8,071	2.93%
4,994	1.81%
15,361	5.58%
112,004	40.66%

2000
239,452
153,474	64.09%
69,049	28.84%
634	0.26%
4,605	1.92%
2,961	1.24%
8,407	3.51%
85,978	35.91%

1990
192,493
138,207	71.80%
46,127	23.96%
476	0.25%
2,659	1.38%
n/a
5,024	2.61%
54,286	28.20%

1980
148,655
108,324	72.87%
36,335	24.44%
362	0.24%
895	0.60%
n/a
2,295	1.54%
40,331	27.13%

1970
103,047
75,293	73.07%
25,602	24.84%
62	0.06%
301	0.29%
n/a
1,658	1.61%
27,754	26.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
28,035	10.2
16,708	6.1
840	0.3
5,800	2.1

-3,096	-1.1
19,816	7.2

Number	Rate
2000's
29,002	12.1
14,198	5.9
7,881	3.3
4,948	2.1

10,009	4.2
26,026	10.9

Number	Rate
1990's
28,464	14.8
12,960	6.7
7,193	3.7
2,635	1.4

15,267	7.9
31,692	16.5

Number	Rate
1980's
24,285	16.3
9,351	6.3
29,584	19.9
n/a

29,883	20.1
13,955	9.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
32,104	31.2
n/a

33,031	32.1
12,577	12.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Leon County, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.4
54,119	9.1%
538,576	90.9%
41,392	7.0%

118,755
2.33

62,807	52.9%
41,477	66.0%
8,831	14.1%
55,948	47.1%

2010
Number	Percent
29.6
53,973	19.6%
221,514	80.4%
25,980	9.4%

110,945
2.35

60,908	54.9%
40,674	66.8%
8,701	14.3%
50,037	45.1%

2000
Number	Percent
30.1
50,847	21.2%
188,605	78.8%
19,920	8.3%

96,691
2.34

54,796	56.7%
39,077	71.3%
7,668	14.0%
41,895	43.3%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
43,459	22.6%
149,034	77.4%
15,716	8.2%

74,962
2.42

45,663	60.9%
34,252	75.0%
5,636	12.3%
29,299	39.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
37,780	25.4%
110,875	74.6%
9,736	6.5%

54,343
2.56

35,479	65.3%
27,306	77.0%
4,483	12.6%
18,864	34.7%

2022 Housing Data for Leon County, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,897	8.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,060	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,316	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,893	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,977	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,923	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,299	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,144	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,433	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,431	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,689	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,351	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,379	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,634	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,666	6.5%
$200,000 or more	9,663	8.1%

Median Household Income	61,317
Per Capita Income	36,823

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,353	4.5%
Public Assistance	2,050	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,839	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131,152	69.3%
Unemployed	7,907	4.2%
In Armed Forces	380	0.2%

Total Labor Force	139,439	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	49,752	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42,321	39,643	51.6%
Non-Profit	4,504	8,114	35.7%
Self-Employed	7,725	4,973	60.8%

Local Government	4,283	5,609	43.3%
State Government	13,317	17,669	43.0%
Federal Government	1,147	984	53.8%

Total Private + Self	50,046	44,616	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,251	32,376	41.8%
Total	73,297	76,992	48.8%

Pct. Govt.	28.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25,390	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,738	23.1%
Professional, Technical	46,266	30.7%
Service Occupations	25,347	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	569	0.4%
All others	18,756	12.5%

White Collar		70.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	21,887	14.5%
Public administration	20,329	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	19,231	12.8%
Retail trade	16,288	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,643	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	13,236	8.8%
Other services	7,593	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,861	4.6%
Construction	6,262	4.2%
Finance and insurance	5,745	3.8%
Manufacturing	4,250	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,162	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,713	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,401	1.6%
Wholesale trade	2,064	1.4%
Information	1,847	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	959	0.6%
Utilities	861	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	146	0.1%
Management	19	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,545	1.21%
Puerto Rican	3,301	1.12%
Cuban	3,907	1.33%
Dominican	847	0.29%

Total Central American	2,550	0.87%
Costa Rican	201	0.07%
Guatemalan	282	0.10%
Honduran	308	0.10%
Nicaraguan	584	0.20%
Panamanian	489	0.17%
Salvadoran	686	0.23%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,806	0.95%
Argentinean	165	0.06%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	257	0.09%
Colombian	1,043	0.35%
Ecuadorian	180	0.06%
Paraguayan	115	0.04%
Peruvian	336	0.11%
Uruguayan	8	0.00%
Venezuelan	693	0.24%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,429	1.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,408	1.16%
Chinese	2,512	0.85%
Filipino	1,227	0.42%
Vietnamese	990	0.34%
Korean	466	0.16%
Thai	262	0.09%
Japanese	259	0.09%
Bangladeshi	150	0.05%
Taiwanese	128	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	251,777	90.1%
Spanish	12,658	4.5%
Other Asian	2,734	1.0%
Other Indo-European	2,587	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,367	0.8%
Chinese	2,029	0.7%
Other	1,028	0.4%
Vietnamese	999	0.4%
Tagalog	886	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	30,207	10.3%
Irish	25,619	8.7%
German	25,302	8.6%
American	12,440	4.2%
Italian	11,286	3.8%
Scottish	6,197	2.1%
French	5,497	1.9%
Polish	5,264	1.8%
European	5,073	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	3,528	1.2%
British	2,761	0.9%
Russian	2,171	0.7%
Welsh	2,146	0.7%
Haitian	1,993	0.7%
Dutch	1,957	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	285,450	97.0%
Not a citizen	8,678	3.0%

Native	274,108	93.2%
Foreign-born	20,020	6.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,556	2.0%	8,199	4.7%	33,556	19.2%	46,567	26.6%	46,636	26.6%	36,549	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,556	2.0%
9-12 Years	8,199	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,556	19.2%
Some College	46,567	26.6%
Bach. Degree	46,636	26.6%
Grad Degree	36,549	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	113,707	109,945	3,762	3.3%	6.2%
1991	115,213	110,755	4,458	3.9%	7.6%
1992	117,462	112,687	4,775	4.1%	8.4%
1993	121,374	116,823	4,551	3.7%	7.4%
1994	125,061	120,725	4,336	3.5%	6.5%
1995	127,802	124,212	3,590	2.8%	5.6%
1996	126,333	122,541	3,792	3.0%	5.3%
1997	129,065	125,159	3,906	3.0%	4.9%
1998	132,434	128,466	3,968	3.0%	4.4%
1999	135,649	132,095	3,554	2.6%	3.9%

2000	136,017	131,829	4,188	3.1%	3.8%
2001	135,255	130,490	4,765	3.5%	4.4%
2002	132,872	127,660	5,212	3.9%	4.9%
2003	133,006	128,248	4,758	3.6%	4.5%
2004	132,912	128,757	4,155	3.1%	3.8%
2005	136,832	133,491	3,341	2.4%	2.9%
2006	139,657	136,735	2,922	2.1%	2.5%
2007	144,350	140,652	3,698	2.6%	3.3%
2008	146,511	140,351	6,160	4.2%	5.7%
2009	146,115	136,571	9,544	6.5%	9.6%

2010	148,825	137,411	11,414	7.7%	10.8%
2011	149,095	137,538	11,557	7.8%	10.0%
2012	148,301	137,606	10,695	7.2%	8.6%
2013	147,808	138,410	9,398	6.4%	7.5%
2014	149,611	141,074	8,537	5.7%	6.4%
2015	148,125	140,607	7,518	5.1%	5.5%
2016	150,702	143,808	6,894	4.6%	4.9%
2017	152,004	145,999	6,005	4.0%	4.2%
2018	153,810	148,505	5,305	3.4%	3.6%
2019	154,954	149,917	5,037	3.3%	3.3%

2020	150,626	141,883	8,743	5.8%	7.7%
2021	155,338	148,732	6,606	4.3%	4.6%
2022	159,970	155,227	4,743	3.0%	2.9%
2023	161,608	156,589	5,019	3.1%	2.9%
2024	165,661	159,911	5,750	3.5%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	134,107
Median Value	$256,900

Occupied	118,755	88.6%
Vacant	15,352	11.4%

Owned	61,897	52.1%
Rented	56,858	47.9%
Median Rent	$1,157

Single-Family Units	77,700	57.9%
Detached	66,238	49.4%
Attached	11,462	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,243	25.5%
Mobile Homes	10,255	7.6%

Leon County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leon County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Leon County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leon County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Leon County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leon County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Leon County, FL