Citrus County PUMA, 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

49,956

4.97% 1-year growth

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6.59% of the households in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Citrus County PUMA, FL are Withlacoochee Technical College (328 degrees awarded in 2024).

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

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

Citrus County PUMA, FL borders Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, & Union Counties PUMA, FL, Hernando County PUMA, FL, Marion County (North) PUMA, FL, Marion County (South Central) PUMA, FL, and Sumter County PUMA, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Citrus County PUMA, FL is home to a population of 162k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.57% of Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Citrus County PUMA, FL are Spanish (5,947 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (708 households), and German (699 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

82,711

Women

50.9%

79,907

Men

49.1%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 162,618 inhabitants, with 49.1% men, and 50.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Citrus County PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL are hispanic (11.3k people).

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

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Philippines
922 ± 743 people
Cuba
851 ± 714 people
Germany
780 ± 684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Citrus County PUMA, FL was Philippines, the natal country of 922 Citrus County PUMA, FL residents, followed by Cuba with 851 and Germany with 780.

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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL was 5.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,947 households (3.79%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
708 households (0.451%)
German
699 households (0.445%)

6.59% of the households in Citrus County PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Citrus County PUMA, FL was Spanish. 3.79% of the households in Citrus County PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

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

Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL.

Health

89.6% of the population of Citrus County PUMA, 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 Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 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

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

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida 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 PUMA, FL declined by 9.74% from 11.5% to 10.4%.

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

Economy

The economy of Citrus County PUMA, FL employs 50k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Citrus County PUMA, FL were Construction (4,431 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,678 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,324 people), and the highest paying industries were Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing ($318,872), Air transportation ($197,129), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($182,145).

Males in Citrus County PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,683. The income inequality in Citrus County PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

24,439

Women

48.9%

25,517

Men

51.1%

The workforce of Citrus County PUMA, FL in 2024 was 49,956 people, with 48.9% woman, and 51.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Citrus County PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

50k

2024 Value

4.97%

1 Year growth

± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Citrus County PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 4.97%, from 47.6k employees to 50k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Citrus County PUMA, FL, are Other managers (1,657 people), Registered nurses (1,540 people), and Retail salespersons (1,444 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Citrus County PUMA, 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

50k

2024 Value

4.97%

1 Year growth

± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Citrus County PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 4.97%, from 47.6k employees to 50k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Citrus County PUMA, FL, are Construction (4,431 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,678 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,324 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Citrus County PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Citrus County PUMA, 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.

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 28 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 PUMA, 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 2024, universities in Citrus County PUMA, FL awarded 328 degrees. The student population of Citrus County PUMA, FL in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 171 male students and 107 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Citrus County PUMA, FL are White (243 and 74.1%), Hispanic or Latino (50 and 15.2%), Black or African American (17 and 5.18%), and Two or More Races (13 and 3.96%).

The largest universities in Citrus County PUMA, FL by number of degrees awarded are Withlacoochee Technical College (328 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Citrus County PUMA, FL are Criminal Justice - Police Science (74 and 22.6%), Corrections (59 and 18%), and Welding Technology (34 and 10.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 278 students enrolled in Citrus County PUMA, FL, 61.5% men and 38.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 185 records, of which 38.4% were women and 61.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Police Science
74 degrees awarded
Corrections
57 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
19 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Citrus County PUMA, FL was Criminal Justice - Police Science with 74 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 PUMA, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Withlacoochee Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

328 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Withlacoochee Technical College with 328 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 239 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Citrus County PUMA, FL, which is 2.69 times more than the 89 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 243 degrees mean that there were 4.86 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 50 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.897% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Citrus County PUMA, FL in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (54.6k), Some college (31.2k), and Bachelors Degree (17.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

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 PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL grew to $56,546 from the previous year's value of $55,355.

The following chart displays the households in Citrus County PUMA, 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

0.494

2024 Wage GINI in Citrus County PUMA, FL

0.497

2023 Wage GINI in Citrus County PUMA, FL

In 2024, the income inequality in Citrus County PUMA, FL was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.517% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Citrus County PUMA, FL was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Citrus County PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Citrus County PUMA, FL 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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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 PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Citrus County PUMA, 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 PUMA, 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.