Leon, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,380. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,422 (+3.0% change)
Males: 677 (49.1%), Females: 703 (50.9%)
Cattaraugus County
Demographics
Median resident age: 23.1 years
Median household income: $30,333
Median house value: $54,500
Population by Race
Races in Leon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.5%), English (8.8%), Irish (7.2%), United States (6.5%), Swedish (5.0%), Polish (4.2%).
Elevation: 1378 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leon
- High school or higher: 57.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leon town
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Leon:
- TLC HEALTH NETWORK (about 13 miles; GOWANDA, NY)
- LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; IRVING, NY)
- WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOC HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leon:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 19 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
- BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 44 miles; BRADFORD, PA; Abbreviation: BFD)
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 49 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Abbreviation: BUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leon:
- RANDOLPH (about 10 miles; RANDOLPH, NY; Abbreviation: D85)
- GOWANDA (about 15 miles; GOWANDA, NY; Abbreviation: D59)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 22 miles; DUNKIRK, NY; Abbreviation: DKK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leon:
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 24 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
- SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 34 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 21,661)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 37 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,389)
- D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,033)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 44 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,287)