Citrus County, Florida

Citrus County has a population of 162,472 and has grown 11.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $245,500, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $56,546.

Home price
$245,500
Income
$56,546
Population
162,472
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$245,500county
Median gross rent$1,107county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198025.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,708county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,225county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$988county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,704county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$56,546county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.6%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$42,965county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station63 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths44.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment15462county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible48.4%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population162,472county
Land area in square miles582county
People per square mile of land279.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores19county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store48.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.1%county
Population change since 2020+11.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age56.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over36.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.6%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents90county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents22county
Households that moved in6,722county
Households that moved away4,418county
Average income of arriving households$70,449county
Average income of departing households$54,352county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes25county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,102county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature71.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F106 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing1 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days276 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 28county
Average first fall frostDec 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,024 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity94.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk83.2county
Coastal flood risk92.6county
Drought risk18.6county
Landslide risk33.0county
Hail risk9.0county
Earthquake risk38.6county
Tornado risk89.0county
Tropical cyclone risk98.8county
Extreme heat risk75.9county
Winter weather risk1.2county
Strong wind risk70.3county
Wildfire risk90.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Citrus County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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