Homosassa vs Lecanto

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

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

Lecanto has the higher population (6,929 vs 2,072 in Homosassa). Homosassa has the higher median household income ($60,889 vs $52,996 in Lecanto). Homosassa has the higher median home value ($327,900 vs $293,900 in Lecanto).

Population, income & housing

	Homosassa	Lecanto
Population	2,072	6,929
Median age	64.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,889	$52,996
Median home value	$327,900	$293,900
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,221
Housing units	2,018	2,555
Homeownership rate	95.6%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homosassa	Lecanto
Population	2,037 → 2,072 (+1.7%)	6,847 → 6,929 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$47,225 → $60,889 (+28.9%)	$40,433 → $52,996 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$317,700 → $327,900 (+3.2%)	$163,500 → $293,900 (+79.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $3,501 (+205.5%)	$805 → $1,221 (+51.7%)

Homosassa

Population

2,0372,072

Median household income

$47,225$60,889

Median home value

$317,700$327,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$3,501

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)

	Homosassa	Lecanto
Under 5	0.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	5.6%	12.3%
18 to 24	2.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	19.4%	19.2%
65 to 74	29.5%	12.7%
75 and over	16.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homosassa	Lecanto
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homosassa	Lecanto
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homosassa	Lecanto
Drove alone	73.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	13.9%
Other means	4.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homosassa	Lecanto
1-unit, detached	80.7%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Homosassa	Lecanto
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.7%
Average household size	1.81	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1987	1989