Moving to De Leon, Texas
Population: 2,433. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,386 (-1.9% change)
Males: 1,136 (46.7%), Females: 1,297 (53.3%)
Comanche County
Zip code: 76444
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $19,562
Median house value: $38,000
Population by Race
Races in De Leon:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
- Hispanic (27.5%)
- Other race (10.7%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (27.0%), Irish (7.3%), English (3.2%), German (2.6%), French (2.3%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in De Leon
- High school or higher: 59.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in De Leon city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 8.8%
6.5% Foreign born (6.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +97 (+4.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in De Leon:
- DELEON HOSPITAL (407 S TEXAS ST BOX 319)
Other hospitals/medical centers near De Leon:
- COMANCHE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; COMANCHE, TX)
- HARRIS METHODIST ERATH COUNTY (about 25 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX)
- EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; EASTLAND, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De Leon:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 88 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
- FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 89 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Leon:
- DE LEON MUNI (about 3 miles; DE LEON, TX; Abbreviation: 04F)
- COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY (about 14 miles; COMANCHE, TX; Abbreviation: 7F9)
- DUBLIN MUNI (about 16 miles; DUBLIN, TX; Abbreviation: 9F0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to De Leon:
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
Schools
Public high school in De Leon:
- DE LEON H S (Students: 191; Location: 601 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in De Leon:
- DE LEON EL (Students: 300; Location: 601 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- PERKINS MIDDLE (Students: 163; Location: 601 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in De Leon:
- DELEON CITY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,152; Location: 103 E REYNOSA ST; 10,005 books; 80 audio materials; 11 serial subscriptions)