Lecanto is home to 7,398 people in Florida. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population is up 43% since 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,215, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lecanto
What changed most since 1990
Population1,309 → 7,398(+465%)US over the same years: +35%
White share92.4% → 85.9%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants81.7% → 93.1%(+11.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Lecanto's population equals 4.6% of Citrus County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 10% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)2.4%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.3%(198)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.2%(284)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.2%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 577 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lecanto, decade by decade
Lecanto population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,309
$70,094
$253,447
15.2%
18.1
2000
5,161
$74,371
$155,023
12.2%
19.3
2010
5,882
$58,874
$212,333
13.9%
26.6
2020
6,301
$50,184
$213,198
14.3%
36.6
2024
7,398
$56,215
$316,900
21.5%
31.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
