Hosford vs Lake Mystic

A side-by-side comparison of Hosford and Lake Mystic: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hosford has the higher population (769 vs 556 in Lake Mystic). Hosford has the higher median household income ($68,636 vs $58,375 in Lake Mystic). Lake Mystic has the higher median home value ($300,000 vs $121,000 in Hosford).

Population, income & housing

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
Population	769	556
Median age	29.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,636	$58,375
Median home value	$121,000	$300,000
Median gross rent	$940	$1,015
Housing units	262	423
Homeownership rate	91.5%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	22.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
Population	704 → 769 (+9.2%)	547 → 556 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$46,210 → $68,636 (+48.5%)	$57,422 → $58,375 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$137,900 → $121,000 (-12.3%)	$167,700 → $300,000 (+78.9%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $940 (+33.5%)	$950 → $1,015 (+6.8%)

Hosford

Population

704769

Median household income

$46,210$68,636

Median home value

$137,900$121,000

Median gross rent

$704$940

Lake Mystic

Population

547556

Median household income

$57,422$58,375

Median home value

$167,700$300,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	13.3%	0.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	23.0%
35 to 44	18.6%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	2.0%	16.2%
75 and over	3.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	99.6%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
No high school diploma	14.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	33.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
Drove alone	94.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	1.0%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
1-unit, detached	67.2%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Hosford	Lake Mystic
Poverty rate	9.6%	3.4%
Average household size	3.29	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	33	14
Median year structure built	1994	1990