Citrus ParkAZ
A town of 5,115.
Is Citrus Park a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Citrus Park grades B overall, ranked 32nd of 139 in Arizona. The median household earns $141K and it is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $722K for a typical one and 8.2 times the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household income. Citrus Park’s midpoint rent is $2,863 a month, where Arizona’s towns sit at $1,190 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 4 of Arizona’s 207 towns do worse.
Citrus Park has grown 29% from 2010 to 2020
4,028 counted in 2010 and 5,194 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Citrus Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Citrus Park is from typical.
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Moving to Citrus Park: who provides what
Citrus Park is unincorporated, so Maricopa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus Park.
Citrus Park carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Arizona (mostly heat waves) and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
For health, Citrus Park earns an A
Its widest gap with Arizona is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.7% statewide. Against the 3,479 U.S. towns with household incomes like Citrus Park’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
16% of adults binge drink in Citrus Park. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Citrus Park is ahead of Arizona on 12 and behind on 1. Among adults here, 12% report frequent physical distress and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Citrus Park | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Citrus Park | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Citrus Park, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
Citrus Park has 478 jobs for its 2,560 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Phoenix (44%), Goodyear (8%) and Glendale (7%). Since 2013, Citrus Park has added 331 jobs, to 478 in 2023. The typical journey to work here is 30 minutes. Also worth knowing: most people who work leave Citrus Park to do it: just 1% work in town.
| Citrus Park | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Citrus Park’s year
The Youngtown weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 175 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 40.8°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 106.2°.
For Citrus Park, the January low is 41°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Citrus Park | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 106°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 36°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Arizona overall
The median household earns $141,026, against $79,964 across Arizona, one input to its A for jobs and income.
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 39%, against 33% across Arizona. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (36% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). For Citrus Park, the median age is 47.6 years.
| Citrus Park | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 41.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 22% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.3 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Citrus Park | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.9% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.4% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Top of a low hazard risk in Citrus Park: heat waves
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 86% of Arizona towns; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
47% of Citrus Park’s expected losses from natural hazards come from heat waves, followed by inland flooding at 40%. The FEMA risk score for Citrus Park comes to 38 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Citrus Park sells for about $820K
At 8.2 years of the Phoenix metro’s $88K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 91% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $2,909, against $1,879 across Arizona, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Citrus Park who live in a home they own: 96%. Homes in Citrus Park sold for 98.7% of their list price on average.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
State Farm Stadium and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Citrus Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaDesert Diamond Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaMortgage Matchup Center
23 mi Stadium & arenaChase Field
31 mi Stadium & arenaMountain America Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaMullett ArenaPhoto credits
State Farm Stadium: Taken by en:Flickr user MCSixth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Desert Diamond Arena: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Mortgage Matchup Center: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chase Field: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Public domain · Mountain America Stadium: Clintus McGintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mullett Arena: Kyvuh, CC0
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Everything we know about Citrus Park
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Citrus Park
About 6 of every 100 Citrus Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
99% of working residents leave Citrus Park for work
Where Citrus Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Citrus Park
CDP in Maricopa County, Arizona
Citrus Park is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,194 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase of 28.9% over the population of 4,028 in 2010. Citrus Park is served by the Waddell, Arizona post office. Citrus Park neighborhoods are served by irrigation water.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
Citrus Park’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Citrus Park.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Park | #32 | B | D | — | B+ | A |
| Glendale | #79 | C | C | D | B+ | B |
Citrus Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Citrus Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Citrus Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Citrus Park, AZ a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Citrus Park, AZ expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $723,000, 73% above the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.