Leon, IA Demographic Data
Leon, IA Summary
Leon is located in Decatur County in Iowa
- Population: 1,921
- Area: 3.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 603.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,069.88 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Leon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,028
52%
50.8
Male
967
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,995
323,128,000
Leon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
109
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
183
9.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
99
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
141
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
128
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
217
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
226
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
231
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
96
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
123
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
190
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
135
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
117
5.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,527
76.5%
77.2
Female
784
51.3%
51.3
Male
743
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,450
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
508
25.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
442
22.2%
15.2
Female
240
54.3%
55.8
Male
202
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Leon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,981
99.3%
96.8
White
1,962
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
29
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
29
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,966
98.5%
82.2
Leon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
82
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
117
8.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
589
44.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
258
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
103
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
139
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
47
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
199
14.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,136
85.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
186
13.9%
31.2
Leon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
374
23.3%
33.7%
Now Married
880
54.9%
47.5
Divorced
173
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
33
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
144
9.0
5.8%
Leon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,878
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
5
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Leon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
75
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
77
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
153
19.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
78
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
111
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
118
14.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
57
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
110
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
12
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
37,083
57,617
Per capita income
21,541
31,128
Leon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
101
11.9%
9.8
Construction
70
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
257
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
24
2.8%
6.6
Information
19
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
135
15.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
32
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
36
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.4%
4.6
Retail trade
118
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
35
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
60
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
223
26.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
146
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
188
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
232
27.3%
18.1%
Leon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
845
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
621
73.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
170
20.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
26
3.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
28
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Leon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
76
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
286
36.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
264
33.4%
37.1
3 or more
165
20.9%
21.0
Leon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
791
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
411
52.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
380
48.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
182
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Leon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
973
1 room
23
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
62
6.4%
2.7
3 rooms
108
11.1%
9.1
4 rooms
183
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
114
11.7%
19.8
6 rooms
169
17.4%
17.8
7 rooms
89
9.1%
12.0
8 rooms
95
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
130
13.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Leon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
973
1-unit, detached
778
80.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.8%
5.9
2-units
18
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
33
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
78
8.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
21
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
31
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
6
0.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Leon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
387
39.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
52
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
62
6.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
147
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
177
18.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
45
4.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
59
6.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
29
3.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
1.5%
1.4%
Leon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
500
63.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
273
34.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.5%
1.1
Leon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
233
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
1.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
3.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
24.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
160
68.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
117
50.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
21.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
10.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21
9.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Leon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
369
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
2.4%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
55
14.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
129
35.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
176
47.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
520
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
77
21.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
70
19.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
6.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
6.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
125
34.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Leon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
411
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
152
37.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
139
33.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
51
12.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
61
14.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,900
205,000