Leon County vs. Wakulla County

	Leon County (FL)	Wakulla County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	292,502	32,461
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.2%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	275,484	30,783
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	275,487	30,776
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.4%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	46.6%
White alone, percent	61.9%	83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	31.7%	13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	3.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.3%	80.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,342	2,908
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	131,211	13,702
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.1%	80.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$195,000	$144,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,433	$1,218
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,004	$855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.7%	4.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,806	222
Households, 2014-2018	112,918	11,068
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	74.5%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.8%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.0%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.6%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	45.7%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	628,981	19,671
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,893,731	13,107
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,482,390	176,058
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,272	$5,713
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	33.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,201	$62,778
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,754	$24,322
Persons in poverty, percent	20.7%	11.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,711	447
Total employment, 2017	97,668	3,455
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,947,106	108,021
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	-3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	20,954	2,060
All firms, 2012	22,603	2,120
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,830	1,274
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,464	643
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,295	276
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,236	1,725
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,663	399
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	18,522	1,611
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	413.1	50.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	666.85	606.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Leon county (FL) and Wakulla county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.