Leon County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (12.9%), Construction (11.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Leon County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Leon County, Texas:

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 7,525	(49.1%)
Females: 7,810	(50.9%)

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Leon County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$32,697
Texas:	$42,139

Leon County	$87,470
Texas:	$106,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 12

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Leon County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee, Oakwood, Marquez, Leona.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Brazos County , Freestone County , Houston County , Limestone County , Madison County , Robertson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Leon County: Cairomiss (A), Centerview (B), Guys Store (C), Pleasant Ridge Church (D), Spillers Store (E), Hilltop Downs (F), Katy Branch Library (G), Katy Library (H), Albert George Branch Library (I), Fort Bend County Law Library (J), Fort Bend County Libraries (K), George Memorial Library (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Leon County include: Cedar Creek Church (A), Pilgrims Rest Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Pine Top Church (D), African Church (E), Redland Church (F), River Bend Church (G), Ephesus Church (H), Russell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Wheelock Cemetery (2), Green Cemetery (3), Greer Cemetery (4), Tubbs Cemetery (5), Thomason Cemetery (6), Taylor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Flat Lake (B), Zeke Lake (C), Taylor Lake (D), A Lake (E), Swindler Pond (F), Sulphur Lake (G), Harcrow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holly Branch (A), Hogpen Branch (B), Pigeon Roost Creek (C), Hines Branch (D), Henry Thomas Branch (E), Henesy Branch (F), Beaver Creek (G), Hayes Branch (H), Haw Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Leon County include: Fort Boggy State Park (1), Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Normangee City Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.3%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 338
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 651 (23% naturalized citizens)

Leon County:	4.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,326
• One, attached: 82
• Two: 107
• 3 or 4: 125
• 5 to 9: 48
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 29
• Mobile homes: 2,457
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 113

Housing units in Leon County with a mortgage: 859 (30 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,465

Leon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,612 (78%) Carpooled: 743 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 95 (2%) Other means: 27 (0%) Worked at home: 394 (7%)

9.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.22%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.57% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,652 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($5,870 average AGI)

Leon County:	1.64%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Harris County, TX	1.57% ($53,250 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, TX	0.60% ($34,031)
from Anderson County, TX	0.56% ($33,367)
from Freestone County, TX	0.43% ($28,783)
from Dallas County, TX	0.39% ($33,381)
from Brazos County, TX	0.37% ($34,000)
from Brazoria County, TX	0.22% ($69,417)

8.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,155 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.26%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.24% relocated to other counties in Texas ($30,066 average AGI)
1.02% relocated to other states ($5,089 average AGI)

Leon County:	1.02%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Brazos County, TX	0.77% ($33,073 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.75% ($37,850)
to Anderson County, TX	0.58% ($31,516)
to Freestone County, TX	0.58% ($35,935)
to Madison County, TX	0.41% ($22,545)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.34% ($40,000)
to Walker County, TX	0.30% ($29,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,984 (3,495 aged, 489 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,449 (3,829 male householders, 749 female householders)

  3,892 spouses, 4,176 children (3,706 natural, 85 adopted, 385 stepchildren), 341 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 167 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,775 (694 male householders (620 living alone)), 940 female householders (897 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 111 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,339 2-persons, 930 3-persons, 720 4-persons, 370 5-persons, 157 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,517 1-person, 110 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

91.4% of residents of Leon County speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,815,000 ($7936 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,317,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,976,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,905,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $159,000
Federal grants: $37,992,000
Federal procurement contracts: $786,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,996,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,430,000
Federal Government insurance: $407,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+60 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.59 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

58% of Leon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

Leon County:	57.8%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12122
• Northeast: 135
• Midwest: 739
• South: 1336
• West: 308

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,800

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	14.0%
Texas:	15.4%