Leon, IA Population

Overview

1,716

Total Population

36.8

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Leon's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Leon is 36.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leon's population under 18 was 23.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leon, 18.94% were under the age of 15, 23.60% aged 15 to 29, 35.49% aged 30 to 64, 17.54% aged 65 to 84, and 4.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Leon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Leon, IA.
The Leon, IA gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 171.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 101.

Leon's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Leon population: 97.55% are White and 2.45% are multiracial.
Leon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,696 (98.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leon is White with a population of 1,674 (97.55% of the total population).

Leon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,968 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Leon's population increased by 4 (0.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leon's population decreased by 154 (7.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Leon's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,814.