Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL

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2023 Population

146,026

0.522% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.49% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.29%

9.33% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$91,200

3.09% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$309,000

8.19% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

68,984

0.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL had a population of 146k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $91,200. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL grew from 145,268 to 146,026, a 0.522% increase and its median household income grew from $88,465 to $91,200, a 3.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.99%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.38%).

10.1% of the households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was $309,000, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

Most people in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was 2 cars per household.

Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL borders Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, Leon County (Central)--Tallahassee City (Central) PUMA, FL, Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (West & Central) PUMA, GA, and Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (East)--Colquitt, Thomas & Worth Counties PUMA, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL is home to a population of 146k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.67% of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL residents were born outside of the country (11.2k people).

In 2023, there were 3.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (95.5k people) in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.82k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL are Spanish (6,921 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (840 households), and Telugu (642 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

75,031

Women

51.6%

70,278

Men

48.4%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 145,309 inhabitants, with 48.4% men, and 51.6% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.3% of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
95.5k ± 1.75k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
26.5k ± 1.68k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5.82k ± 593

8.21%

Hispanic Population

12k people

8.21% of the people in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL are hispanic (12k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
1,198 ± 846 people
Mexico
657 ± 628 people
China
626 ± 613 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was India, the natal country of 1,198 Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL residents, followed by Mexico with 657 and China with 626.

Foreign-Born Population

7.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11.2k people

7.11%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10.3k people

As of 2023, 7.67% of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL residents (11.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was 7.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
6,921 households (5.03%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
840 households (0.61%)
Telugu
642 households (0.466%)

10.1% of the households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was Spanish. 5.03% of the households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,985 ± 364
Gulf War (1990s)
1,689 ± 335
Gulf War (2001-)
1,496 ± 251

Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL employs 69k people. The largest industries in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,793 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,865 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,836 people), and the highest paying industries are Community food & housing, & emergency services ($205,114), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($141,004), and Offices of physicians ($125,487).

Males in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.45 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,588. The income inequality in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.46, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

34,916

Women

50.4%

34,344

Men

49.6%

The workforce of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL in 2020 was 69,260 people, with 50.4% woman, and 49.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL.

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Occupations

69k

2022 Value

0.17%

1 Year growth

± 0.17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.17%, from 68.9k employees to 69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL, are Other managers (2,719 people), Postsecondary teachers (2,466 people), and Retail salespersons (1,498 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

69k

2022 Value

0.17%

1 Year growth

± 0.17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.17%, from 68.9k employees to 69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,793 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,865 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,836 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,578

Median earning men ± $3,117

$47,417

Median earning women ± $1,587

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,867), Manufacturing ($75,018), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,452).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($63,393), Manufacturing ($55,147), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,117).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.558% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.47% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (30.6k), High School or Equivalent (22.1k), and Some college (21.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was $309,000 in 2023, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $285,600 to $309,000, a 8.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL is 75.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL is $91,200. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was Broward County (West) Weston, Sunrise (S), Davie (W) Cities & Southwest Ranches Town PUMA, FL with a value of $139,565, followed by St. Johns County (Northwest) PUMA, FL and Broward County (NNW)--Coral Springs (North), Parkland, & Coconut Creek (North) Cities PUMA, FL, with respective values of $136,943 and $127,331.

Housing

Property

$309,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,558

$44,014

Median Property Taxes

±$1,594

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.7%

Homeownership

2023

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.7% of the housing units in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was Broward County (West) Weston, Sunrise (S), Davie (W) Cities & Southwest Ranches Town PUMA, FL with a value of $139,565, followed by St. Johns County (Northwest) PUMA, FL and Broward County (NNW)--Coral Springs (North), Parkland, & Coconut Creek (North) Cities PUMA, FL, with respective values of $136,943 and $127,331.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,200

Median Household Income

± $2,562

58.1k

Number of Households

± 1,863

In 2023, the median household income of the 58.1k households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL grew to $91,200 from the previous year's value of $88,465.

The following chart displays the households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.46

2022 Wage GINI in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL

In 2022, the income inequality in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.903% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Carpooled (6.78%)

In 2023, 77.3% of workers in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.988% of the workforce in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL (10.5k out of 144k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.3% of the population of Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 57.3% on employee plans, 7.5% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1376 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1372 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,376 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.71%

Uninsured

57.3%

Employer Coverage

7.5%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

1.3%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL declined by 12.4% from 6.52% to 5.71%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.