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Leon County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Tallahassee, FL
Designated Market Area: Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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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:93,59531.15% 2.3%
Indian:7480.25% 2.6%
Asian:12,7444.24% 22.2%
2+ races:7,4402.48% 16.2%
Hispanic:25,9698.64% 13.9%
Total non-White:140,49646.76% 6.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,774 10.1
Deaths:10,2878.8
Net Migration: -15-0.0
Net Immigration: 6,9796.0
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
160,38754.89%
91,44731.30%
7290.25%
10,4323.57%
6,4032.19%
22,8097.81%
131,82045.11%

2010
275,487
163,48359.34%
82,38629.91%
6810.25%
8,0712.93%
4,9941.81%
15,3615.58%
112,00440.66%

2000
239,452
153,47464.09%
69,04928.84%
6340.26%
4,6051.92%
2,9611.24%
8,4073.51%
85,97835.91%

1990
192,493
138,20771.80%
46,12723.96%
4760.25%
2,6591.38%
n/a
5,0242.61%
54,28628.20%

1980
148,655
108,32472.87%
36,33524.44%
3620.24%
8950.60%
n/a
2,2951.54%
40,33127.13%

1970
103,047
75,29373.07%
25,60224.84%
620.06%
3010.29%
n/a
1,6581.61%
27,754 26.93%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
28,035 10.2
16,7086.1
8400.3
5,8002.1
-3,096 -1.1
19,816 7.2
2000's
NumberRate
29,002 12.1
14,1985.9
7,8813.3
4,9482.1
10,009 4.2
26,026 10.9
1990's
NumberRate
28,464 14.8
12,9606.7
7,1933.7
2,6351.4
15,267 7.9
31,692 16.5
1980's
NumberRate
24,285 16.3
9,351 6.3
29,584 19.9
n/a
29,883 20.1
13,955 9.4
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units134,107 
Median Value$256,900 
Occupied118,75588.6%
Vacant15,35211.4%
Owned61,89752.1%
Rented56,85847.9%
Median Rent$1,157 
Single-Family Units77,70057.9%
    Detached66,23849.4%
    Attached11,4628.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units34,24325.5%
Mobile Homes10,2557.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leon County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,8978.3%
$10,000 to $14,9995,0604.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,3164.5%
$20,000 to $24,9994,8934.1%
$25,000 to $29,9994,9774.2%
$30,000 to $34,9994,9234.1%
$35,000 to $39,9995,2994.5%
$40,000 to $44,9994,1443.5%
$45,000 to $49,9995,4334.6%
$50,000 to $59,9998,4317.1%
$60,000 to $74,99910,6899.0%
$75,000 to $99,99915,35112.9%
$100,000 to $124,9999,3797.9%
$125,000 to $149,9997,6346.4%
$150,000 to $199,9997,6666.5%
$200,000 or more9,6638.1%
Median Household Income61,317 
Per Capita Income36,823 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,3534.5%
Public Assistance2,0501.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps14,83912.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed131,15269.3%
Unemployed7,9074.2%
In Armed Forces3800.2%
Total Labor Force139,43973.7%
Not in Labor Force49,75226.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector42,32139,64351.6%
Non-Profit4,5048,11435.7%
Self-Employed7,7254,97360.8%
Local Government4,2835,60943.3%
State Government13,31717,66943.0%
Federal Government1,14798453.8%
Total Private + Self50,04644,61652.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.23,25132,37641.8%
Total73,29776,99248.8%
Pct. Govt.28.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts25,39016.9%
Sales and Office Occupations34,73823.1%
Professional, Technical46,26630.7%
Service Occupations25,34716.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5690.4%
All others18,75612.5%
White Collar 70.7%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services21,88714.5%
Public administration20,32913.5%
Health care and social assistance19,23112.8%
Retail trade16,28810.8%
Professional, scientific, technical13,6439.1%
Accommodation and food services13,2368.8%
Other services7,5935.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6,8614.6%
Construction6,2624.2%
Finance and insurance5,7453.8%
Manufacturing4,2502.8%
Transportation and warehousing4,1622.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,7131.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,4011.6%
Wholesale trade2,0641.4%
Information1,8471.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9590.6%
Utilities8610.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1460.1%
Management190.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,5451.21%
Puerto Rican3,3011.12%
Cuban3,9071.33%
Dominican8470.29%
Total Central American2,5500.87%
Costa Rican2010.07%
Guatemalan2820.10%
Honduran3080.10%
Nicaraguan5840.20%
Panamanian4890.17%
Salvadoran6860.23%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,8060.95%
Argentinean1650.06%
Bolivian90.00%
Chilean2570.09%
Colombian1,0430.35%
Ecuadorian1800.06%
Paraguayan1150.04%
Peruvian3360.11%
Uruguayan80.00%
Venezuelan6930.24%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,4291.17%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,4081.16%
Chinese2,5120.85%
Filipino1,2270.42%
Vietnamese9900.34%
Korean4660.16%
Thai2620.09%
Japanese2590.09%
Bangladeshi1500.05%
Taiwanese1280.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English251,77790.1%
Spanish12,6584.5%
Other Asian2,7341.0%
Other Indo-European2,5870.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,3670.8%
Chinese2,0290.7%
Other1,0280.4%
Vietnamese9990.4%
Tagalog8860.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English30,20710.3%
Irish25,6198.7%
German25,3028.6%
American12,4404.2%
Italian11,2863.8%
Scottish6,1972.1%
French5,4971.9%
Polish5,2641.8%
European5,0731.7%
Scotch-Irish3,5281.2%
British2,7610.9%
Russian2,1710.7%
Welsh2,1460.7%
Haitian1,9930.7%
Dutch1,9570.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen285,45097.0%
Not a citizen8,6783.0%
Native274,10893.2%
Foreign-born20,0206.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leon County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Leon County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com