Citrus County, FL

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2024 Population

162,472

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

15.6%

0.629% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,546

2.15% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$245,500

9.99% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

53,453

4.61% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Citrus County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Citrus County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Citrus County, FL are Withlacoochee Technical College (336 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Citrus County, FL was $245,500, and the homeownership rate was 85.2%.

Most people in Citrus County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Citrus County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Citrus County, FL borders Hernando County, FL, Levy County, FL, Marion County, FL, and Sumter County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Citrus County, FL is home to a population of 162k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.57% of Citrus County, FL residents were born outside of the country (9.05k people).

In 2024, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (139k people) in Citrus County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.24k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 4.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Citrus County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Citrus County, FL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Citrus County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Citrus County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
139k ± 456
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.24k ± 703
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.91k ± 692

6.96%

Hispanic Population

11.3k people

6.96% of the people in Citrus County, FL are hispanic (11.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Citrus County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

5.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.05k people

5.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.95k people

As of 2024, 5.57% of Citrus County, FL residents (9.05k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Citrus County, FL was 5.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Citrus County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
7,477 ± 564
Gulf War (2001-)
2,452 ± 447
Gulf War (1990s)
2,367 ± 474

Citrus County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Citrus County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Citrus County, FL employs 53.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Citrus County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,048 people), Retail Trade (8,046 people), and Construction (4,669 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($86,071), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,486), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,599).

Employment

Occupations

53.5k

2024 Value

± 2,086

4.61%

1 Year growth

± 5.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Citrus County, FL grew at a rate of 4.61%, from 51.1k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Citrus County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,484 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,133 people), and Management Occupations (5,549 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Citrus County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

53.5k

2024 Value

± 2,086

4.61%

1 Year growth

± 5.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Citrus County, FL grew at a rate of 4.61%, from 51.1k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Citrus County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,048 people), Retail Trade (8,046 people), and Construction (4,669 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Citrus County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Citrus County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,651

Median earning men ± $2,512

$33,507

Median earning women ± $2,574

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,230), Information ($65,625), and Public Administration ($60,355).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,444), Public Administration ($49,338), and Wholesale Trade ($45,858).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

259
Construction
232
Other Services (except Public Administration)
231
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$483k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$225k
Retail Trade
$112k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Citrus County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Citrus County, FL awarded 336 degrees. The student population of Citrus County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 185 male students and 90 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Citrus County, FL are White (250 and 74.9%), Hispanic or Latino (44 and 13.2%), Black or African American (18 and 5.39%), and Two or More Races (15 and 4.49%).

The largest universities in Citrus County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Withlacoochee Technical College (336 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Citrus County, FL are Corrections (90 and 26.8%), Criminal Justice - Police Science (43 and 12.8%), and Welding Technology (38 and 11.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 275 students enrolled in Citrus County, FL, 67.3% men and 32.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 193 records, of which 30.1% were women and 69.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Corrections
88 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
43 degrees awarded
Computer & Computer Systems Technology
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Citrus County, FL was Corrections with 88 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Citrus County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Withlacoochee Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

336 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Withlacoochee Technical College with 336 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 221 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Citrus County, FL, which is 1.92 times more than the 115 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 250 degrees mean that there were 5.68 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 44 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Citrus County, FL was $245,500 in 2024, which is 0.738 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $223,200 to $245,500, a 9.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Citrus County, FL is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Citrus County, FL have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Citrus County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Citrus County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.04%.

Housing

Property

$245,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,889

$60,758

Median Property Taxes

±$2,039

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Citrus County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Citrus County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.2%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.2% of the housing units in Citrus County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Citrus County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,546

Median Household Income

± $1,701

71.3k

Number of Households

± 2,267

In 2024, the median household income of the 71.3k households in Citrus County, FL grew to $56,546 from the previous year's value of $55,355.

The following chart displays the households in Citrus County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Citrus County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.4%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 74.4% of workers in Citrus County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Citrus County, FL have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.5% of the workforce in Citrus County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Citrus County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Citrus County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Citrus County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Citrus County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.04%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Citrus County, FL (24.9k out of 160k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Citrus County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.3% of the children was living in poverty in Citrus County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 12.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 296 in Citrus County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 46.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.6% of the population of Citrus County, FL has health coverage, with 24.7% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 27.3% on Medicare, 19.7% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Citrus County, FL see 2,166 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,166 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3251 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 906 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,166 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Citrus County, FL

Primary care physicians in Citrus County, FL see an average of 2,166 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,166 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Citrus County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.7% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 36.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

24.7%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

27.3%

Medicare

19.7%

Non-Group

2.79%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Citrus County, FL declined by 9.74% from 11.5% to 10.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Citrus County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 78.4 in Citrus County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Citrus County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.5% in Citrus County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Citrus County, FL.