Lealman vs Tarpon Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Lealman and Tarpon Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tarpon Springs has the higher population (25,522 vs 21,026 in Lealman). Tarpon Springs has the higher median household income ($68,877 vs $45,949 in Lealman). Tarpon Springs has the higher median home value ($321,000 vs $175,100 in Lealman).

Population, income & housing

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
Population	21,026	25,522
Median age	41.3 yrs	55.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,949	$68,877
Median home value	$175,100	$321,000
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,234
Housing units	10,646	13,198
Homeownership rate	62.6%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
Population	22,034 → 21,026 (-4.6%)	25,176 → 25,522 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$35,818 → $45,949 (+28.3%)	$50,012 → $68,877 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $175,100 (+76.7%)	$209,400 → $321,000 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,175 (+24.3%)	$851 → $1,234 (+45.0%)

Lealman

Population

22,03421,026

Median household income

$35,818$45,949

Median home value

$99,100$175,100

Median gross rent

$945$1,175

Tarpon Springs

Population

25,17625,522

Median household income

$50,012$68,877

Median home value

$209,400$321,000

Median gross rent

$851$1,234

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
Under 5	4.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	20.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	16.9%
75 and over	6.9%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	80.1%
Black or African American	11.3%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
No high school diploma	16.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	35.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
Drove alone	79.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.6%	19.1%
Other means	4.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
1-unit, detached	46.7%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	8.2%
20 or more units	8.2%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Lealman	Tarpon Springs
Poverty rate	14.6%	10.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1968	1984