About Citrus Park

Citrus Park is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,102 people and just one neighborhood, Citrus Park is the 138th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Citrus Park is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Citrus Park is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Citrus Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.08%), sales jobs (13.73%), and management occupations (12.29%).

Also of interest is that Citrus Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Citrus Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Citrus Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Citrus Park, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98% of people in Citrus Park drive alone to work on most days, making Citrus Park a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Citrus Park's landscape.

Citrus Park Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Citrus Park is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.09% of adults in Citrus Park have a college degree.

The per capita income in Citrus Park in 2000 was $22,162, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,648 for a family of four. However, Citrus Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Citrus Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Citrus Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Citrus Park is White, followed by African-American. Citrus Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.99% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Citrus Park include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Citrus Park is English. Some people also speak Spanish.