ZIP Code 75850 — Leona city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 75850 covers Leona, TX in Leon County with a population of about 1,407.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 430, 903; U.S. House district TX-17; the WACO - TEMPLE - BRYAN media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.6%; unemployment rate near 1.5%; 14.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 18.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Education, and Mining; about 1.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $208,000 — about 40% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 86.2% (about 20.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 75850 in Leona, TX, a household would need roughly $57,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,336. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Leona city, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 58.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (74.7) and wildfire (57.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Leona city, TX show little to no average snow and around 42.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 66 for ZIP 75850 (Leona city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.