Leon County

Leon County, Florida

At a Glance

Population	292,198
County Seat	Florida State Supreme Courthouse
State FIPS	12
County FIPS	073
Num Towns	7
Census-Designated Places	6
Total Town Population	221,432
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	294,128
Median Age	31.4
Veterans	14,040
Housing Units	134,107
Uninsured	2,799
Net Migration (recent)	-6,041
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	8,077
Total Employees	104,185
Avg Annual Pay	$61,906
Median Household Income	$61,317
Poverty Rate	19.4%
Unemployment Rate	5.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$76,890
Federal Spending FY2024	$8,368,267,017
Federal Spending Per Capita	$28,639

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$256,900
Median Rent	$1,157
FMR Studio	$1,064
FMR 1BR	$1,181
FMR 2BR	$1,321
FMR 3BR	$1,664
FMR 4BR	$1,832

Health & Safety

Hospitals	21
EMS Stations	21
Fire Stations	21
Police Stations	21
Adult Smoking	17.6%
Adult Obesity	35.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	14.8
Air Quality Good Days	243

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.14
Electric Customers	10443373
Towns with Broadband Data	7
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	7

Community

Churches	262
Libraries	13
Historic Places (NRHP)	72
Homeless Population	840
Schools	181
SNAP Stores	221
Bank Branches	62

Agriculture

Total Farms	42
Land in Farms (acres)	49,993
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,190.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-28
EM	TROPICAL STORM HELENE	2024-09-24
DR	HURRICANE DEBBY	2024-08-10
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-03
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES	2024-06-17
DR	HURRICANE IDALIA	2023-08-31
EM	TROPICAL STORM IDALIA	2023-08-28
DR	HURRICANE NICOLE	2022-12-13
DR	HURRICANE IAN	2022-09-29
EM	TROPICAL STORM IAN	2022-09-24

Detailed Topics

Communities in Leon County

Tallahassee — pop 196,169
Bradfordville — pop 19,183
Woodville — pop 4,097
Fort Braden — pop 1,045
Miccosukee — pop 383
Chaires — pop 308
Capitola — pop 247

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.