Leon County Information
Leon in
Texas occupies
1,080 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,538, a change from a 2000 population of
15,335 and
12,665 in 1990.
13.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11% percent is 25-35, and
11.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
56 acts of violent crime reported in
Leon in 2004, a change from
41 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
395 people:
5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5%.
Read more about
Leon, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Leon | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 1,080 sq. miles | Ranked 683 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,538 | Ranked 2,003 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,306 | |
| Population 2000 | 15,335 | Ranked 2,070 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,665 | Ranked 2,169 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.5% | |
| African American | 9.7% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 10.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 56 | 41 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 3 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 52 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 183 | 188 |
| Burglaries | 75 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 96 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 12 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,825 | 7,004 |
| Unemployed Population | 395 | 349 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5% | 5% |
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