Port Richey vs St. Leo

A side-by-side comparison of Port Richey and St. Leo: population, income, housing, and more.

Port Richey and St. Leo are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Richey has the higher population (3,229 vs 2,523 in St. Leo). St. Leo has the higher median household income ($83,603 vs $45,435 in Port Richey). St. Leo has the higher median home value ($442,900 vs $256,500 in Port Richey).

Population, income & housing

	Port Richey	St. Leo
Population	3,229	2,523
Median age	49.4 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,435	$83,603
Median home value	$256,500	$442,900
Median gross rent	$982	—
Housing units	1,857	245
Homeownership rate	60.4%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Richey	St. Leo
Population	2,831 → 3,229 (+14.1%)	1,218 → 2,523 (+107.1%)
Median household income	$39,808 → $45,435 (+14.1%)	$51,250 → $83,603 (+63.1%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $256,500 (+62.8%)	$250,000 → $442,900 (+77.2%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $982 (+13.1%)	—

Port Richey

Population

2,8313,229

Median household income

$39,808$45,435

Median home value

$157,600$256,500

Median gross rent

$868$982

St. Leo

Population

1,2182,523

Median household income

$51,250$83,603

Median home value

$250,000$442,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Richey	St. Leo
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	7.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	69.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	1.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	14.5%	0.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	4.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	5.4%
75 and over	13.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Richey	St. Leo
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.4%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Richey	St. Leo
No high school diploma	8.0%	1.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Richey	St. Leo
Drove alone	58.4%	64.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	20.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Richey	St. Leo
1-unit, detached	45.0%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.6%
20 or more units	20.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Port Richey	St. Leo
Poverty rate	17.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1982	1980