County profile
Leon County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#233 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$23.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
107,646
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,163
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
299,048
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
48.9%±1.3%
Poverty rate
18.7%±0.9%
Business applications
5,268 · 2025
Retail establishments
965
32.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Trulieve Cannabis Corp.Healthcare$1.2B——2New Green Hemp Inc.Energy$280.1k——3Capital City Bank Group, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation19%
Professional services16%
Admin & support11%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
299,048
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $61.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,847
International migration+6,180
Natural change+1,797
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.0B2019
$16.1B2020
$17.8B2021
$19.8B2022
$21.8B2023
$23.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$301.8k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±0.8%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$436.6M
2,047 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Hurricane 97Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4652016
4922017
5182018
5432019
5692020
6332021
7332022
8022023
8242024
8372025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -7% since 20212,2112021
2,3582022
1,9902023
1,7652024
2,0472025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.6 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
1.7 km
FGA
Nearest port
33.9 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
9.7 km
TALLAHASSEE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Leon?
Leon's economy produced $23.6B in 2024, growing 8.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.