Lecanto is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,301 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lecanto is the 261st largest community in Florida.Lecanto is a blue-collar town, with 36.90% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Lecanto is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lecanto who work in management occupations (9.13%), healthcare (8.72%), and office and administrative support (8.06%). Also of interest is that Lecanto has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lecanto has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lecanto a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Lecanto doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Lecanto citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.19% of adults 25 and older in Lecanto have a college degree. The per capita income in Lecanto in 2022 was $30,320, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,280 for a family of four. However, Lecanto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lecanto is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lecanto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lecanto residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lecanto include Irish, German, English, Egyptian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lecanto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
