Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety39#9,477/15,637
Economy47#8,349/15,631
Housing5#14,173/14,977
Health28#11,307/15,609
Healthcare7#14,535/15,650
Environment54#7,075/15,453
Education49#8,023/15,649
Infrastructure23#12,049/15,650
Community20#12,560/15,651
Leisure & amenities27#11,469/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lecanto, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Citrus County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Comfortable days · high34.5%
94/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationCitrus County value
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Florida 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCitrus County value
Reading scores · high3.25
83/100Florida 3.17United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCitrus County value
Depression · low20.2%
83/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Effective property tax rate · low0.58%
82/100Florida 0.78%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Poverty rate · low5.8%
79/100Florida 12.1%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001

Weaknesses

Natural hazard risk · high98.4
2/100Florida 75.92025Federal Emergency Management AgencyCitrus County value
Injury deaths · high154 /100k
3/100Florida 97 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCitrus County value
Rent-burdened households · high55.9%
4/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Dental care shortage · high18.0
6/100Florida 7.6United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationCitrus County value
Rent as share of income · high33.2%
7/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Food environment index · low6.5
8/100Florida 7.1United States 7.62019 & 2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCitrus County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
6,847 (2015-2019) → 7,398 (2020-2024)
+8%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
78.6% (2015-2019) → 93.2% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
11.2% (2015-2019) → 21.5% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Poverty rateImproving
15.5% (2015-2019) → 5.8% (2020-2024)
−9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Average commute timeWorsening
20.9 min (2015-2019) → 30.3 min (2020-2024)
+45%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Home price to income ratioWorsening
4.0× (2015-2019) → 5.6× (2020-2024)
+39%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Lecanto, Florida improved on 3 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Poverty−9.7 points15.5% → 5.8%
Bachelor's++10 points11.2% → 21.5%
Broadband+15 points78.6% → 93.2%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Lecanto, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.9 min2015-2019	30.3 min2020-2024	+9.4 min	Within the margin of error	3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	91%
Broadband subscriptions	78.6%2015-2019	93.2%2020-2024	+15 points	Improved	78%
Effective property tax rate	0.81%2015-2019	0.58%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	65%
High school diploma or higher	87.8%2015-2019	87.6%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Home price to income ratio	4.0×2015-2019	5.6×2020-2024	+1.6×	Within the margin of error	8%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4112015-2019	0.4142020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	48%
Median household income	$40,4332015-2019	$56,2152020-2024	+39%	Within the margin of error	72%
Poverty rate	15.5%2015-2019	5.8%2020-2024	−9.7 points	Improved	92%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	39.9%2015-2019	33.2%2020-2024	−6.7 points	Within the margin of error	87%
Rent-burdened households	58.5%2015-2019	55.9%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Unemployment rate	7.0%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.2%2015-2019	12.3%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	34%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Lecanto, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lecanto, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Lecanto, Florida itself moved +3 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,398 residents (±1,342)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (+5.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,398 residents (±1,342)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

White86%6,354
Black2.0%†150
Hispanic or Latino3.4%†254

Education

5,552 residents (±1,158)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma12%†687
High school or GED43%†2,365
Some college16%872

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,470 households (±540)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k11%†284
$25k–50k32%†792
$50k–75k12%†285
$75k–100k11%†272
$100k–150k18%†455
$150k–200k8.0%†197
$200k or more7.5%†185

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−13.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,470 households (±540)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Own93%2,299
Rent6.9%†171

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+17.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

161 households (±89)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50069%†111

Home values

2,299 homes (±527)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k17%†390
$150k–250k17%†400
$250k–400k45%†1,041

Age of homes

2,550 homes (±538)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later12%†315
2000–200916%†418
1980–199951%†1,302

Size of homes

2,550 homes (±538)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Studio0.8%†20
1 bedroom1.8%†46
2 bedrooms18%†464

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,633 workers (±751)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone72%†1,895
Carpool5.3%†140
Public transit0.0%0
Walk2.1%†55
Bike0.0%0
Work from home17%†454
Other3.4%†89

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+11.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,179 workers (±671)

Lecanto, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min33%†715
15–29 min35%†753
30–44 min13%†279

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Homosassa Springs, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Citrus County, the county holding most of Lecanto's residents.

Citrus County has 3,063 employer establishments, 184 for every 10,000 residents (0.74× the US rate of 248; 0.65× Florida's), with 31,162 paid employees at an average annual pay of $42,974. The Census Bureau also counts 13,125 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,063; 13,125 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 184; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 31,162
Average annual pay: $42,974; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Citrus County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	313	18.8	0.90×About typical	4,236	$61,405	628
Specialty trade contractors	287	17.2	1.11×About typical	1,839	$46,134	925
Lessors of real estate	194	11.6	0.94×About typical	851	$40,129	1,410
Restaurants and other eating places	183	11	0.60×Fewer than typical	3,424	$20,126	39
Services to buildings and dwellings	144	8.6	1.28×More than typical	724	$34,309	1,221
Offices of physicians	139	8.3	1.29×More than typical	1,404	$95,675	125
Real estate agents and brokers	114	6.8	1.41×More than typical	174	$36,287	673
Building equipment contractors	103	6.2	1.03×About typical	842	$44,308	116
Full-service restaurants	92	5.5	0.72×Fewer than typical	1,897	$23,568	24
Construction of buildings	80	4.8	0.63×Fewer than typical	409	$49,286	396
Religious organizations	80	4.8	0.87×About typical	618	$25,544	—
Landscaping services	78	4.7	1.34×More than typical	282	$34,681	476

Rank places for an industry Open Citrus County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 166,667 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $42.1K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Lecanto, Florida: $5.68 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $42.1K; −34% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5.68; US $1,994
Sole-source: 93%; US 30%
Single offer: 6.5%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$40.3K96%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$1,5493.7%
U.S. Marshals Service$2350.6%

Top recipients

ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES INC$40.3K96%
EARTHBALANCE CORPORATION$1,5493.7%
FLORIDA COAST COOLING LLC$2350.6%
ADVANCED GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS CORP$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

80.9KFY2017
60.7KFY2018
57.5KFY2019
37.3KFY2020
88.9KFY2021
74KFY2022
142.4KFY2023
42.9KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing · 3341$19.6K47%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$15.2K36%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$5,21512%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$1,5493.7%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$4921.2%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Lecanto, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Lecanto is mostly in Citrus County.

See federal money in Citrus County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Lecanto, Florida is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 2.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Citrus County28100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Homosassa Springs, FL22

Other cities and towns in Citrus County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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