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Homosassa SpringsFL

Homosassa Springs, FL is a 14K-resident city in Citrus County with a median household income of $48,049.

Citrus County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Homosassa Springs, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Homosassa Springs has a population larger than 22% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $158,200.

Data updated 2026-09-05

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 23%
By size
$48,049
Median income (place)
$158,200
Median home (place)
20.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Homosassa Springs

Homosassa Springs posts a median household income higher than 7% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 8%
by median income, US cities

Where Homosassa Springs income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$48,049 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Homosassa Springs $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Homosassa Springs, FL beyond the headline numbers

Homosassa Springs sits inside Citrus County, Florida, at roughly 28.80°N, -82.58°W. Population 13,791, $48,049 median household income. Median home value $158,200, median rent $939. Poverty rate 20.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

20.3% of Homosassa Springs, FL residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Homosassa Springs costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 8.1% of Homosassa Springs workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 11.3% in Homosassa Springs, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Homosassa Springs workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 50.9 years, Homosassa Springs's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Homosassa Springs from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
13,791
Homosassa Springs · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$48,049
-46% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$158,200
-62% vs avg
Median Age (place)
50.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Citrus County): Homosassa Springs's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
162K+16%
Median Income
$56,546+45%
Median Home Value
$245,500+109%
Poverty Rate
15.6%-7%
Unemployment
6.3%-60%

Economics

Economics indicators for Homosassa Springs, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$939/mo
Poverty Rate
20.3% +64% vs avg
Unemployment 8.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 9.3%
Work From Home 8.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 91.5%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
42.4%
Short Sleep Duration
39.4%
Obesity
34.5%
Physical Inactivity
31.6%
Current Smoking
19.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
19%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.2%
Diabetes
16.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.9%
Binge Drinking
12.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 51.4%
Annual Checkup 80.1%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
11.3%
Current Asthma
10.4%
Stroke
5.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect Homosassa Springs?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Homosassa Springs right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet FL-HOMOSASSA-SPRINGS · Homosassa Springs

Homosassa Springs: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Homosassa Springs; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Homosassa Springs, FL? ▼
Homosassa Springs, FL has a population of 13,791 people, located in Citrus County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Homosassa Springs? ▼
The median household income in Homosassa Springs, FL is $48,049 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20.3%.
What is the median home value in Homosassa Springs? ▼
The median home value in Homosassa Springs, FL is $158,200. Median rent is $939/month.
What are the top health concerns in Homosassa Springs? ▼
The top health indicators in Homosassa Springs include High Blood Pressure (42.4%), Short Sleep Duration (39.4%), Obesity (34.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Homosassa Springs? ▼
The median age in Homosassa Springs, FL is 50.9 years. 9.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Homosassa Springs, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (20.3% here).

North Little Rock, AR 20.3% Johnson City, TN 20.3% Lancaster, PA 20.3% Channelview, TX 20.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($48,049 here).

Akron, OH $48,076 Harrisburg, PA $48,099 Augusta, ME $47,979 Marion, OH $47,951

Compare Homosassa Springs with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Homosassa Springs's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Homosassa Springs area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Citrus County) where that is the smallest published unit.

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