Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety52#445/924
Economy11#822/925
Housing23#713/925
Health34#608/925
Healthcare6#865/923
Environment63#336/917
Education31#634/925
Infrastructure35#598/925
Community43#530/925
Leisure & amenities27#674/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Homosassa Springs, FL metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

New homes permitted · high11.5 /1k
97/100Florida 7.0 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Comfortable days · high34.5%
97/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Voter turnout · high72.7%
85/100Florida 68.0%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties
Depression · low21.2%
83/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Adult obesity · low32.9%
82/100Florida 34.5%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · high90.8%
74/100Florida 91.6%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Weaknesses

Injury deaths · high154 /100k
3/100Florida 97 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Unemployment rate · high5.8%
7/100Florida 3.9%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Dentists · low31 /100k
7/100Florida 65 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Hot days · high100 days
7/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Social associations · low6.5 /10k
9/100Florida 6.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · low1.1 /10k
9/100Florida 6.5 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties

Trends

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

PopulationRising
154,563 (2020) → 171,666 (2025)
+11%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 68% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+68 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
57.5 /100k (2021) → 18.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−69%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Mental health providersImproving
79 /100k (2021) → 120 /100k (2025)
+52%4 yearsUS 282 /100k → 348 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
8.9 /1k (2020) → 13.1 /1k (2025)
+47%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.0× (2015-2019) → 4.3× (2020-2024)
+46%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, Homosassa Springs, FL metro area improved on 11 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Suicides−20%24.6 /100k → 19.8 /100k
Overdose deaths−57%42.1 /100k → 18.0 /100k
Firearm deaths−19%20.7 /100k → 16.8 /100k
Weekly wage+25%$776 → $970
Household income+28%$44,237 → $56,546

Declined6

Price / income+1.4×3.0× → 4.3×
Inequality+0.0380.452 → 0.490
Libraries−12%0.4 /10k → 0.4 /10k
Grocery stores−24%1.2 /10k → 0.9 /10k
Gyms−28%0.6 /10k → 0.5 /10k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Homosassa Springs, FL metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.6 /10k2020	3.5 /10k2025	−3.5%	Little change	23%
Average commute time	26.4 min2015-2019	27.8 min2020-2024	+1.4 min	Within the margin of error	22%
Average weekly wage	$7762020	$9702025	+25%	Improved	66%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%2015-2019	20.6%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Improved	39%
Broadband subscriptions	82.1%2015-2019	90.9%2020-2024	+8.7 points	Improved	48%
Child poverty rate	26.2%2015-2019	23.4%2020-2024	−2.9 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Distance to an airport	62 mi2020	62 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	42.1 /100k2020	18.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−57%	Improved	88%
Effective property tax rate	0.78%2015-2019	0.63%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	60%
Firearm deaths	20.7 /100k2020	16.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−19%	Improved	81%
Grocery stores	1.2 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−24%	Declined	7%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.6 /10k2020	0.5 /10k2025	−28%	Declined	13%
High school diploma or higher	88.4%2015-2019	91.4%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	4.3×2020-2024	+1.4×	Declined	4%
Homicide rate	4.2 /100k2020	3.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−21%	Improved	45%
Income adjusted for local prices	$43,0052019	$54,3102024	+26%	Improved	13%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4522015-2019	0.4902020-2024	+0.038	Declined	4%
Median household income	$44,2372015-2019	$56,5462020-2024	+28%	Improved	54%
New business applications	8.9 /1k2020	13.1 /1k2025	+47%	Improved	52%
Pharmacies	1.9 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−16%	Declined	30%
Poverty rate	15.7%2015-2019	15.6%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Public libraries	0.4 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	−12%	Declined	9%
Rent as share of income	33.0%2015-2019	33.2%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Rent-burdened households	56.8%2015-2019	56.0%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Restaurants and bars	8.9 /10k2020	8.7 /10k2025	−2.1%	Little change	35%
Suicide rate	24.6 /100k2020	19.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−20%	Improved	86%
Traffic deaths	19.7 /100k2015-2019	19.5 /100k2020-2024	−1%	Little change	64%
Unemployment rate	8.3%2020	5.8%2025	−2.5 points	Improved	37%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.9%2015-2019	16.1%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	37%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. 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 925 metro and micro areas 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.

Metro and micro areas like Homosassa Springs, FL metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Homosassa Springs, FL metro area 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, Homosassa Springs, FL metro area itself moved −1.9 points in standing on average over the same 28 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

162,472 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

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

Household income

71,291 households (±1,038)

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area
United States share

Under $25k21%14,844
$25k–50k24%17,089
$50k–75k18%12,685

Homes

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

Owners and renters

71,291 households (±1,038)

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area
United States share

Own85%60,758
Rent15%10,533

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.3 points).

Table view

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

52,359 workers (±1,556)

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area
United States share

Drive alone74%38,936
Carpool8.4%4,408
Public transit0.3%†150

Jobs and pay

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

The 10 largest occupations in Homosassa Springs, FL employ 9,320 people. 1 pay a median above the US median and 9 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Homosassa Springs, FL by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Retail Salespersons1,490 jobs	1,490	$31,240US $35,410	−12%	1.67×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,080 jobs	1,080	$27,240US $31,200	−13%	1.23×
Cashiers1,060 jobs	1,060	$29,360US $32,880	−11%	1.49×
Waiters and Waitresses1,020 jobs	1,020	$35,410US $35,230	+1%	1.97×
Registered Nurses890 jobs	890	$78,080US $97,550	−20%	1.15×
Nursing Assistants850 jobs	850	$34,510US $42,260	−18%	2.56×
Stockers and Order Fillers830 jobs	830	$32,850US $37,330	−12%	1.28×
General and Operations Managers820 jobs	820	$76,610US $105,770	−28%	1.02×
Office Clerks, General710 jobs	710	$39,650US $45,010	−12%	1.26×
Customer Service Representatives570 jobs	570	$36,630US $44,770	−18%	0.96×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Homosassa Springs, FL.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

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.

Homosassa Springs, FL has 3,063 employer establishments, 184 for every 10,000 residents (0.74× the US rate of 248), 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
Paid employees: 31,162
Average annual pay: $42,974; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Homosassa Springs, FL 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

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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated -$6.6M on contracts performed in Homosassa Springs, FL metro area: -$38.52 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: -$6.6M; −110% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$38.52; US $2,007
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.7%

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$2.3M0.0%
Department of State$1.2M0.0%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$987.2K0.0%
Department of the Army$275.8K0.0%
U.S. Coast Guard$85.4K0.0%
Department of the Navy$44.4K0.0%
Departmental Offices$21.3K0.0%
U.S. Marshals Service$10.8K0.0%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

9.7MFY2017
4.8MFY2018
4.9MFY2019
3.2MFY2020
5.4MFY2021
6.2MFY2022
5.8MFY2023
4.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$1.1M0.0%
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing · 3341$1.1M0.0%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$901.4K0.0%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$884.7K0.0%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$284.7K0.0%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339

Largest awards

HOUSING INSPECTION SERVICES (HIS) - WSP USA SERVICES, INC. 150,000 INSPECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS A RESULT OF SEVERE-STORMS AND FLOODING.$22.9M
WSP USA SERVICES INC.· Citrus County, FL· Professional services· Oct 13, 2024 – Nov 7, 2025· 70FBR425F00000011
HOUSING INSPECTION SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO DR-4834-FL. 150,000 INSPECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS A RESULT OF SEVERE-STORMS AND FLOODING.$22.5M
VANGUARD INSPECTION SERVICES· Citrus County, FL· Professional services· Oct 13, 2024 – Aug 24, 2026· 70FBR425F00000010
THALES CIPHERTRUST RENEWAL_ID226$1.1M
FCN, INC.· Citrus County, FL· IT & telecom· Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026· 19AQMM26F1163

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.8B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Homosassa Springs, FL metro area: $10,773 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.8B; −9.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $10,773; US $12,975
Loan face value: $103.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.3B69%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$218.7M12%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$156.5M8.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$90.6M4.9%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$28.2M1.5%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$16.6M0.9%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$9.1M0.5%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$7.2M0.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$10M0.5%
TALLAHASSEE, FL
WRIGHT NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE COMPANY$5.9M0.3%
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL
CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA$3.6M0.2%
INVERNESS, FL
CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE$2.4M0.1%
INVERNESS, FL
CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.6B84%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$247M13%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$10.2M0.6%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$9.1M0.5%
Federal Emergency Management Agency$7.2M0.4%

Assistance by fiscal year

1.4BFY2021
1.5BFY2022
1.6BFY2023
1.8BFY2024
2.1BFY2025
1.8BFY2026

County aggregates

98%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Homosassa Springs, FL

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Citrus CountyCentral county28171,666

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Homosassa SpringsPrincipal city15,701

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Florida

Areas based in Florida, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Homosassa Springs, FL metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Homosassa Springs, FL

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Florida

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined6

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

By type

What was bought