Brazos County vs. Leon County

Brazos County (TX)Leon County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)226,75817,270
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.4%2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)194,86116,801
Population, Census, April 1, 2010194,85116,801
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.2%24.5%
Female persons, percent49.5%50.3%
White alone, percent79.6%89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent11.0%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.9%
Asian alone, percent6.6%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent26.0%15.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.3%75.8%
Veterans, 2014-20188,3531,472
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.5%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)92,6979,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201846.2%78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$186,000$110,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,539$1,113
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$565$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$930$730
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.6%3.1%
Households, 2014-201879,0536,249
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201870.1%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201824.1%12.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%71.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.7%82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.8%16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.9%24.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%45.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)446,46318,046
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,040,04411,573
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,672,003156,817
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,316$9,333
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.130.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,839$44,818
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,539$32,130
Persons in poverty, percent23.2%15.6%
Total employer establishments, 20174,382337
Total employment, 201769,4624,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,556,487219,383
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.8%-7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,2931,553
All firms, 201214,8571,452
Men-owned firms, 20127,956699
Women-owned firms, 20125,057392
Minority-owned firms, 20124,254168
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9111,220
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,309131
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,6381,161
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20079.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010332.815.7
Land area in square miles, 2010585.451,073.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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