Lecanto

Population: 6,929
Median household income: $52,996
Median home value: $293,900

Lecanto, a community in Citrus County, Florida, has 6,929 residents. At $52,996, its median household income sits below Citrus County's $55,355.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lecanto's population grew 1.2% from 6,847 to 6,929, while its median home value rose 79.8% from $163,500 to $293,900.

The median gross rent is $1,221. 20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,929
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,996
Median home value: $293,900
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 2,555
Homeownership rate: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8476,929

Median household income

$40,433$52,996

Median home value

$163,500$293,900

Median gross rent

$805$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,847	$40,433	$163,500	$805
2020	7,224	$41,405	$175,900	$842
2021	7,416	$47,593	$208,900	$919
2022	6,938	$48,832	$264,100	$996
2023	6,929	$52,996	$293,900	$1,221

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	224	3.2%
5 to 17	854	12.3%
18 to 24	611	8.8%
25 to 34	821	11.8%
35 to 44	898	13.0%
45 to 54	654	9.4%
55 to 64	1,327	19.2%
65 to 74	879	12.7%
75 and over	661	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,084	87.8%
Black or African American	166	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.4%
Asian	69	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	1.2%
Two or more races	298	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	201	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	610	11.6%
High school graduate	2,497	47.7%
Some college or associate's	1,075	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	628	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	430	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,968	81.0%
Carpooled	98	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	337	13.9%
Other means	28	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	610	29.1%
15 to 29 min	716	34.2%
30 to 44 min	262	12.5%
45 to 59 min	122	5.8%
60+ min	384	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 6.7% (405 of 6,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,715	73.1%
Nonfamily households	632	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,347	91.9%
Vacant	208	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,087	88.9%
Renter-occupied	260	11.1%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,813	71.0%
1-unit, attached	24	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	78	3.1%
Mobile home & other	640	25.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1239825
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 28.8251, -82.4998