What is the population of Lecanto CDP?

Lecanto CDP has 6,929 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #410 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Lecanto CDP?

Median household income in Lecanto CDP is $52,996 a year, 32.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lecanto CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,221 a month and the median home value is $293,900, so rent absorbs about 27.6% of median household income.

Is Lecanto CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lecanto CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lecanto, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lecanto, Florida (Lecanto, FL — Census place “Lecanto CDP”) is 6,929 residents, ranking #410 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $52,996, the median home is worth $293,900 and median gross rent runs $1,221 a month. Looking for the Lecanto Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lecanto, FL: 34461.

Population: 6,929Lecanto CDP residents
Median household income: $52,996Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $293,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,221Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 45.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 88.9%Owner-occupied households

Lecanto ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lecanto.

The Lecanto FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

34461

What the numbers mean in Lecanto CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lecanto CDP median would spend about 27.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 88.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lecanto CDP, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lecanto CDP is a mid-size town in Florida, with 6,929 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #410 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 45.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Lecanto CDP earn a median of $52,996 a year, 32.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lecanto CDP is valued at $293,900, 3.1% below the national figure and 4% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,221 a month, 13.2% below the national figure, or roughly $14,652 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 88.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lecanto CDP?: Lecanto CDP has 6,929 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #410 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Lecanto CDP?: Median household income in Lecanto CDP is $52,996 a year, 32.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lecanto CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,221 a month and the median home value is $293,900, so rent absorbs about 27.6% of median household income.
Is Lecanto CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lecanto CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lecanto CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.