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State of Florida - County of Leon

Leon County Demography

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  • Table 1. Leon County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Leon County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Leon County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Leon County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Leon County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Leon County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Leon County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Leon County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 667
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 239,376
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 244
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 239,452
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 240
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 359
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 192,493
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 249
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 148,655
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -76
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 46,959
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 43,838
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 (Z)%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 24.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 29.50%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 8,407
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 3.50%


    TABLE 2. Leon County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 239,452
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 13,727
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 37,280
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 15.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 51,291
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 21.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 69,284
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 28.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 47,979
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 20.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 10,434
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 7,048
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 2.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 2,409
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 29.50
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 114,134
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 125,318
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 91.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 158,893
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 66.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 69,704
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 29.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 689
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 4,562
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 106
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 1,864
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 3,634
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.50%


    TABLE 3. Leon County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 13,594
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 3,958
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 96,521
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 74,828
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 29.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 225,858
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.34
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 28,624
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 29.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 29,201
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 30.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 14,180
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 14.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 54,305
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 26,696
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 49.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 38,376
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 17,351
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 45.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 12,553
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 7,746
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 61.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 42,216
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 29,710
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 42.10%


    TABLE 4. Leon County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 214,241
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,851
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 13.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 1,339
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 6.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 23
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 8.10
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 16
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 1,513
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 21,392
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 18,723


    TABLE 5. Leon County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 33,284
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 31,069
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 27,139
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 110,187
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 93,519
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 84.90%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 40,855
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 37.10%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 37,832
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 27,323
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 38.50%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 28,848
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -1990
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 9,300
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 13.80%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 17.40%


    TABLE 6. Leon County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 16,950
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 2,614
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 14,336
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 17,741
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 219,818
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 7,711
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 192,493
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 9,216
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 103,974
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 27.80%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 96,521
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 55,006
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 57.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 2,200
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 1,347
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 61.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 771
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 35.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 200,211


    TABLE 7. Leon County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 5,690,428
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 3,505,714
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 62.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 215,116
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 26,453
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 97.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 569,319
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 4,852,635
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 117,058
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 2.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 405,142
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 276,500
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 5.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 1,439,090
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 29.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 2,056,633
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 42.40%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 117,058
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 126,479
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 130,078




     









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