Leon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Leon is a Census city of 1,899 people across 3.13 square miles of land, in Decatur County. Median household income is $54,231, 51.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leon
What Leon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.13 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land606
- County holding the largest share of its areaDecatur County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leon
How many people live in Leon
- Population1,899
- Median age38.6
- Population under 18440
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over484
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Households818
- Family households433
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leon
Income and work in Leon
- Median household income$54,231
- Per capita income$26,777
- Civilian labor force883 plus or minus 205
- Employed876 plus or minus 205
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over1,179
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leon
Housing in Leon
- Housing units1,006
- Occupied units818
- Vacant units188 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied421
- Renter occupied397 plus or minus 116
- Ownership rate51.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$577
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent
- Single family units790
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more213 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more21.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leon
How Leon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute850 plus or minus 206
- Commuting under 15 minutes372 plus or minus 119
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more359 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leon
Flood risk in Leon
- NFIP communityCity of Leon
- NFIP community number190111
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Leon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190111 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Decatur County, not Leon
Decatur County context, not Leon figures
- Establishments in Decatur County146
- Covered employment, Decatur County2,269
- Average annual pay, Decatur County$42,983
- Housing units permitted, Decatur County2
Every figure in this section is published for Decatur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Leon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Leon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leon, Iowa?
1,899, in 818 households. Leon city covers 3.13 square miles of land, which is 606 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leon in?
Decatur County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Leon?
$54,231. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,800. Median gross rent is $577 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Leon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leon, city of, community 190111, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Leon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Decatur County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Leon.
Is zoning published for Leon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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