High Springs vs Micanopy

A side-by-side comparison of High Springs and Micanopy: population, income, housing, and more.

High Springs and Micanopy are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

High Springs has the higher population (6,396 vs 604 in Micanopy). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $68,393 in Micanopy). High Springs has the higher median home value ($263,800 vs $230,600 in Micanopy).

Population, income & housing

	High Springs	Micanopy
Population	6,396	604
Median age	37.2 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,973	$68,393
Median home value	$263,800	$230,600
Median gross rent	$1,707	$1,044
Housing units	2,279	379
Homeownership rate	80.5%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Springs	Micanopy
Population	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)	542 → 604 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)	$45,268 → $68,393 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)	$140,400 → $230,600 (+64.2%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)	$829 → $1,044 (+25.9%)

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Micanopy

Population

542604

Median household income

$45,268$68,393

Median home value

$140,400$230,600

Median gross rent

$829$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Springs	Micanopy
Under 5	7.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	24.6%	6.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	19.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	19.9%
75 and over	6.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Springs	Micanopy
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	79.1%
Black or African American	16.4%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Springs	Micanopy
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	25.7%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Springs	Micanopy
Drove alone	81.7%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Springs	Micanopy
1-unit, detached	77.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	High Springs	Micanopy
Poverty rate	16.4%	11.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1999	1970