Demographics of Citrus County, Florida

Citrus County, Florida had 171,666 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17,103 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Citrus County, in four figures

171,666
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.1%
Change since July 2020: +17,103 people.; 56.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,546 ±$1,701
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Citrus County, Florida's population grew 11.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Citrus County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Citrus County, Florida's population grew 11.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Citrus County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	154,563	100.0	100.0
2021	158,202	102.4	100.2
2022	162,495	105.1	100.7
2023	166,667	107.8	101.6
2024	169,821	109.9	102.5
2025	171,666	111.1	103.1

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Population of Citrus County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	154,563	+720	−500	0	+1,395
2021	158,202	+3,639	−2,344	+20	+6,390
2022	162,495	+4,293	−2,574	+130	+6,302
2023	166,667	+4,172	−2,077	+171	+5,894
2024	169,821	+3,154	−2,039	+131	+4,997
2025	171,666	+1,845	−1,971	+40	+3,810

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 56.9 ±0.3: for men 55.3 ±0.2 and for women 58.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Citrus County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	5,530 ±113	3.4% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,406 ±917	11.3% ±0.6	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,555 ±676	5.3% ±0.4	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,265 ±867	17.4% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	42,445 ±1,217	26.1% ±0.7	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	59,271 ±1,612	36.5% ±1.0	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,546 ±$1,701, and income per person $36,732 ±$1,693, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Citrus County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	14,844 ±1,074	20.8% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,089 ±1,212	24.0% ±1.7	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,685 ±853	17.8% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,744 ±724	12.3% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,739 ±789	13.7% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,195 ±629	5.9% ±0.9	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,995 ±497	5.6% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Citrus County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	24,890 ±2,082	15.6% ±1.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,432 ±887	23.4% ±3.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,571 ±1,274	16.5% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,887 ±892	12.3% ±1.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Citrus County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Housing units	84,929 ±109	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±1.2	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.2% ±1.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.8% ±1.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,500 ±$4,889	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,107 ±$50	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Citrus County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,303 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	138,526 ±456	85.3% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,772 ±630	1.7% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,180 ±323	1.3% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	351 ±115	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 127	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	646 ±314	0.4% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,625 ±840	4.1% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Citrus County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	52,314 ±1,936	32.2% ±1.2	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	99,223 ±2,184	61.1% ±1.3	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,886 ±446	1.2% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,049 ±1,172	5.6% ±0.7	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,618 ±1,083	4.1% ±0.7	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,431 ±481	1.5% ±0.3	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Citrus County among the counties of Florida

32nd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Citrus County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hernando County	221,701	+13.3%
Charlotte County	217,212	+15.5%
Santa Rosa County	211,115	+11.7%
Bay County	204,479	+17.1%
Indian River County	172,799	+7.7%
Citrus County	171,666	+11.1%
Martin County	166,272	+4.8%
Sumter County	157,772	+21.1%
Flagler County	140,360	+21.0%
Highlands County	111,122	+9.7%
Nassau County	106,879	+17.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026