HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida

Homosassa Springs, FL

The Homosassa Springs metro area authorized 2,102 new housing units in 2025. The housing bust cut annual permits by 96%, from 3,581 at the 2004–2006 high to 142 in 2011, the eighth-deepest drop among the 387 US metro areas. Single-family houses made up 99% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the ninth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas.

01,0002,0003,0004,0002004: 2,531 units (2,527 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,581 units (3,579 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,097 units (2,056 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 964 units (933 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 770 units (750 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 484 units (480 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 199 units (187 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 142 units (142 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 176 units (171 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 201 units (201 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 233 units (233 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 378 units (354 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 516 units (371 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 119 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 546 units (433 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 884 units (884 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 865 units (709 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 146 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 927 units (878 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 35 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,983 units (1,971 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,628 units (1,620 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,202 units (2,196 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,443 units (2,415 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,102 units (2,082 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 3,5812011 low · 14201,5003,0004,5002004: 2,531 units (2,527 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,581 units (3,579 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,097 units (2,056 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 964 units (933 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 770 units (750 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 484 units (480 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 199 units (187 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 142 units (142 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 176 units (171 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 201 units (201 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 233 units (233 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 378 units (354 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 516 units (371 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 119 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 546 units (433 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 884 units (884 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 865 units (709 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 146 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 927 units (878 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 35 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,983 units (1,971 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,628 units (1,620 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,202 units (2,196 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,443 units (2,415 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,102 units (2,082 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 3,581

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Relative to population

With 171,666 residents in July 2025, Homosassa Springs authorized 12.5 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 2.7 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Burlington, NC (12.8) and Boise City (12.3).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 3 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Citrus County (unincorporated), with 10,135 units or 98% of the total, followed by Inverness with 171.

  • Citrus County (unincorporated)98% (10,135 units)
  • Inverness1.7% (171 units)
  • Crystal River0.5% (52 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Alexandria (0% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2019 (146), single-family houses in 2005 (3,579).

2021–202599.3%99%0.7%0.1%2004–200699.4%99%0.5%0.1%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202599.3%99%0.7%0.1%2004–200699.4%99%0.5%0.1%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Homosassa Springs authorized the most units in 2005 (3,581); 2025 reached 59% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Waterloo, Amherst Town, Redding. The 2021–2025 pace of 2,072 units a year is 24% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 7 years in a row up to 2018. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 14%.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Odessa, TX9215.90.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL2526.214%
Homosassa Springs, FL2,10212.50.1%
Bloomington, IL2691.721%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN4763.536%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Homosassa Springs beside Bloomington, IL

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Florida. Counting rules.