Homosassa is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,299 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Homosassa is the 369th largest community in Florida.Homosassa is a blue-collar town, with 40.72% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Homosassa is a town of transportation and shipping workers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homosassa who work in management occupations (19.43%), sales jobs (13.12%), and office and administrative support (6.56%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Homosassa has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Another notable thing is that Homosassa is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Homosassa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Homosassa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Homosassa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Homosassa may be for you. Homosassa is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small town, Homosassa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Homosassa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.21% of adults in Homosassa have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Homosassa in 2022 was $45,481, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,924 for a family of four. However, Homosassa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Homosassa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Homosassa residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Homosassa include German, English, Irish, French, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Homosassa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
