Tarpon Springs vs West Lealman

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

Tarpon Springs and West Lealman 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 15,560 in West Lealman). Tarpon Springs has the higher median household income ($68,877 vs $48,965 in West Lealman). Tarpon Springs has the higher median home value ($321,000 vs $162,800 in West Lealman).

Population, income & housing

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
Population	25,522	15,560
Median age	55.7 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,877	$48,965
Median home value	$321,000	$162,800
Median gross rent	$1,234	$1,170
Housing units	13,198	9,134
Homeownership rate	80.8%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
Population	25,176 → 25,522 (+1.4%)	14,891 → 15,560 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$50,012 → $68,877 (+37.7%)	$39,133 → $48,965 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$209,400 → $321,000 (+53.3%)	$107,700 → $162,800 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $1,234 (+45.0%)	$911 → $1,170 (+28.4%)

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

West Lealman

Population

14,89115,560

Median household income

$39,133$48,965

Median home value

$107,700$162,800

Median gross rent

$911$1,170

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
Under 5	3.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	8.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	20.7%	19.4%
65 to 74	16.9%	17.5%
75 and over	14.1%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	77.4%
Black or African American	6.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
No high school diploma	7.3%	14.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
Drove alone	72.7%	71.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	2.7%
Worked from home	19.1%	9.1%
Other means	1.2%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
1-unit, detached	57.5%	33.9%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	8.6%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Tarpon Springs	West Lealman
Poverty rate	10.1%	17.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1984	1973