Table 7:
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Years
| Cost of Living Index Lake and Surrounding Counties (3) | Unemployment Lake and Surrounding Counties (1) |
| Year | Lake | Orange | Seminole | Sumter | Marion | Volusia | Lake | Orange | Seminole | Sumter | Marion | Volusia |
|---|
| 2014-15 | 96.33 | 99.78 | 98.72 | 94.19 | 93.43 | 94.75 | 5.10 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 6.80 | 6.10 | 5.50 |
| 2015-16 | 96.99 | 100.46 | 99.03 | 94.83 | 94.41 | 95.33 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 5.10 |
| 2016-17 | 97.23 | 100.71 | 99.28 | 95.07 | 93.29 | 95.57 | 3.40 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 4.80 | 4.10 | 3.70 |
| 2017-18 | 97.38 | 100.87 | 99.44 | 96.03 | 93.88 | 95.72 | 3.40 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 4.30 | 3.60 | 3.20 |
| 2018-19 | 97.52 | 100.85 | 99.30 | 96.49 | 93.59 | 95.73 | 2.90 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 4.10 | 3.50 | 3.20 |
| 2019-20 | 97.80 | 101.13 | 99.58 | 95.74 | 93.37 | 96.00 | 7.40 | 9.80 | 6.00 | 5.70 | 5.30 | 5.90 |
| 2020-21 | 100.30 | 104.10 | 102.56 | 98.62 | 96.17 | 98.88 | 4.30 | 5.00 | 3.80 | 5.50 | 4.10 | 4.30 |
| 2021-22 | 101.50 | 105.20 | 104.60 | 98.90 | 97.20 | 99.70 | 4.10 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 5.20 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 2022-23 | 96.29 | 101.10 | 99.34 | 96.87 | 93.01 | 93.77 | 2.40 | 3.00 | 2.40 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 2.90 |
| 2023-24 | 96.60 | 101.04 | 99.63 | 96.38 | 93.04 | 93.02 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 4.70 | 4.40 | 3.90 |
| 2024-25 | 96.79 | 100.56 | 99.40 | 97.18 | 93.14 | 93.30 | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 4.60 |
| 2025-26 * | | | | | | | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 7.80 | 5.70 | 5.30 |
% Population Growth Rate Lake and Surrounding Counties (2)
| Lake | Orange | Seminole | Sumter | Marion | Volusia |
|---|
| 2021-22 | 7.54 | 6.39 | 4.15 | 6.81 | 3.94 | 3.96 |
| 2022-23 | 8.40 | 7.31 | 4.26 | 7.16 | 4.17 | 4.23 |
| 2023-24 | 8.00 | 4.40 | 3.40 | 19.70 | 7.50 | 5.40 |
| 2024-25 | 3.28 | 1.32 | 1.15 | 4.29 | 3.19 | 1.78 |
| 2025-26 | 2.77 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 2.23 | 3.31 | 0.90 |
Table 8:
Top 10 Principal Taxpayers
Current and Nine Years Ago Fiscal Year Ending September 30th (Source: Lake County Property Appraisers Office)
| 2016 | 2025 | $ | % |
| Taxpayer | Total Taxable Value | Rank | Percent of Total Taxable Valuation | Total Taxable Value | Rank | Percent of Total Taxable Valuation | Total Taxable Valuation FY 2015/16 - FY2024/FY25 |
|---|
| Bre Tarpon Eustis Village LLC | $ | 11,721,939 | 3 | 1.43% | 0 | 0.00% | $ (11,721,939) | -100.00% |
|---|
| Sprint/Embarq- Florida Inc. | $ | 4,737,360 | 6 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | $ (4,737,360) | -100.00% |
|---|
| Florida Food Products | $ | 12,135,114 | 2 | 1.48% | $ 30,705,272 | 1 | 1.68% | $ 18,570,158 |
|---|
| Duke (Progress) Energy | $ | 17,127,567 | 1 | 2.08% | $ 29,294,864 | 2 | 1.60% | $ 12,167,297 |
|---|
| MHC Southern Palms LLC | $ | 8,290,820 | 4 | 1.01% | $ 11,829,211 | 6 | 0.65% | $ 3,538,391 |
|---|
| JENSEN CENTER LTD | $ | 5,280,476 | 5 | | 0 | | $ (5,280,476) | -100.00% |
|---|
| SUSO 4 North Branch LP | | 0 | | $ 19,422,919 | 3 | 1.06% | $ 19,422,919 | 100.00% |
|---|
| AMH Development, LLC | | 0 | | 14,091,440 | 5 | | $ 14,091,440 | 100.00% |
|---|
| Q ELEVEN OAKS HOLDINGS LLC | | 0 | | $ 16,692,972 | 4 | | $ 16,692,972 | 100.00% |
|---|
| TLC Pine Meadows, LLC | | | | $ 10,788,312 | 7 | | $ 10,788,312 | 100.00% |
|---|
| MHC Haselton Village LLC | $ | 4,542,189 | 7 | 0.55% | $ 9,136,490 | 9 | 0.50% | $ 4,594,301 |
|---|
| Boukalis Development | | 0 | | $ 8,981,895 | 10 | 0.49% | $ 8,981,895 | 100.00% |
|---|
| HTG Valencia LLC | | 0 | | $ 9,628,860 | 8 | 0.53% | $ 9,628,860 | 100.00% |
|---|
| Eustis Plaza Inc | $ | 3,769,125.00 | 9 | | 0 | | $ (3,769,125) | -100.00% |
|---|
| Prestige Ford Inc. | $ | 3,888,480 | 8 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00% | $ (3,888,480) | 0.00% |
|---|
| Club at Eustis Partners LLLP | $ | 3,399,470 | 10 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | $ (3,399,470) | 0.00% |
|---|
| Total | $ | 74,892,540 | | 8.01% | $ 160,572,235 | 6.50% | $ 85,679,695 | 114.40% |
|---|
$1,831,981,923
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