Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0De Leon’s library logs 0.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Deleon City County Library serves De Leon’s 4,952 residents. Last year it lent 1,908 books, movies and e-books and logged 3,538 visits.
What De Leon’s library is like
Deleon City County Library is used less than most libraries its size
Deleon City County Library records 0.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people. Borrowing is 0.4 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8. It also spends less than most: $14 per resident, against a typical $43. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Deleon City County Library offered 17 programs last year, 3.4 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Runs on less money than most
Deleon City County Library spends $14 per resident, less than 92% of similar-size libraries (typical: $43). What your card is worth ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind De Leon’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, De Leon is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. De Leon is graded on two of the three inputs. De Leon’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
16 community nonprofits are registered in De Leon
6.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (4 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
4.7%
4.7% of De Leon’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.7% in the typical Texas town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where De Leon’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Deleon City County Library serves 4,952 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
A year at Deleon City County Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
1,908 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 9,189 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
20 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card.
17 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in De Leon last year.
Find it
Deleon City County Library, 125 E Reynosa Ave, De Leon.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average De Leon cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $71K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $34K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $71K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 1,384 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in De Leon
Does De Leon have a public library?
Yes. Deleon City County Library, 125 E Reynosa Ave, serves De Leon’s 4,952 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 40 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Deleon City County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is De Leon’s library?
It logged 0.7 visits and lent 0.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is De Leon’s civic life grade?
C+ De Leon is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in De Leon.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.