Citrus Hills vs Lecanto

A side-by-side comparison of Citrus Hills and Lecanto: population, income, housing, and more.

Citrus Hills and Lecanto are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Citrus Hills has the higher population (9,044 vs 6,929 in Lecanto). Citrus Hills has the higher median household income ($84,091 vs $52,996 in Lecanto). Citrus Hills has the higher median home value ($392,300 vs $293,900 in Lecanto).

Population, income & housing

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
Population	9,044	6,929
Median age	67.3 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,091	$52,996
Median home value	$392,300	$293,900
Median gross rent	$1,486	$1,221
Housing units	4,858	2,555
Homeownership rate	92.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
Population	7,739 → 9,044 (+16.9%)	6,847 → 6,929 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$70,083 → $84,091 (+20.0%)	$40,433 → $52,996 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$248,400 → $392,300 (+57.9%)	$163,500 → $293,900 (+79.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,486 (+29.2%)	$805 → $1,221 (+51.7%)

Citrus Hills

Population

7,7399,044

Median household income

$70,083$84,091

Median home value

$248,400$392,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,486

Lecanto

Population

6,8476,929

Median household income

$40,433$52,996

Median home value

$163,500$293,900

Median gross rent

$805$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
Under 5	1.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	6.5%	12.3%
18 to 24	2.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	3.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	3.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	28.8%	12.7%
75 and over	28.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	87.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	4.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
No high school diploma	2.5%	11.6%
High school graduate	23.3%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
Drove alone	70.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.4%	13.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
1-unit, detached	85.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Citrus Hills	Lecanto
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	2002	1989