Dalton Park, 2019
Citrus’s story
148 years in pictures
Census counts: 12,450 in 1980, 10,243 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2019 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
- 1878Citrus is settled
CitrusCA
A town of 10,904, settled in 1878.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning · Public domain
Population
10,904
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$632K
Census ACS
Household income
$103K
median
Median age
35.9
years
Jobs based here
240
A commuter town
TownGrade
C−
#483 of 841 in CA
What should you know before moving to Citrus?
The typical home is worth about $632K, 6.6 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades C−, 483rd of 841 graded towns in California. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Citrus’ median rent is $2,344 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Citrus is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes Citrus stand out
Where Citrus beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Citrus for work
Where Citrus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
240jobs based in Citrus
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Citrus grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Citrus is from typical.
Cost of livingD−Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 12.3 of 20; 5% of households have no carB+Open →Jobs & income$103K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBehind 58% of California districts on tests and graduationC+Open →HealthEmanate Health Inter-Community Hospital 1.6 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 91° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.9; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 278 attractions →Disneyland and 248 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Citrus. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw26 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Citrus: who provides what
Citrus is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAzusa Light and WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLos Angeles Registrar-Recorder County ClerkLos Angeles County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes91702, 91722, 9174091702 75% · 91722 23% · 91740 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus.
Citrus has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Citrus
86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most working residents commute out of Citrus
Citrus has 240 jobs for its 4,040 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 308 in 2013 to 240.
Most working residents leave Citrus for work: only 1% work in town. Citrus’ average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Citrus fell to 240 in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Citrus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Citrus1%
Los Angeles12%
Azusa5%
Pasadena5%
Covina3%
15 mi
median commute distance
240
jobs based in Citrus
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Citrus, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.5°.
Citrus has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in Citrus is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
91°summer high
| Citrus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter44–68°
Spring50–75°
Summer61–88°
Fall54–82°
+2.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.9%conserved
| Citrus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
0.9%
conserved · 5 of 561 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dalton Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB−
Citrus ranks healthier than 51% of the country’s towns
Against the 8,050 U.S. towns with household incomes like Citrus’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Citrus beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 42% of Citrus adults feel lonely.
51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Citrus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
5 better13 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Citrus | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.3% | 10.6% |
Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital
1.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
39th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade D−
The median home in Citrus sells for about $691K
$691Kmedian sale price
4
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Citrus
17pages on Citrus
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
30 within 15 miles of the center of Citrus
Azusa Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Azusa1.2 mi$44,458 tuitionCitrus CollegeCommunity college · Public · Glendora1.5 mi$1,204 in-state tuitionCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaUniversity or college · Public · Pomona5.5 mi$7,780 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Citrus residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Citrus
Place in California, United States
Citrus is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Citrus had a population of 10,243. It is located in the San Gabriel Valley between Azusa to the north and west, Glendora to the east, and Covina to the south. It is often referred to as "unincorporated Azusa" or "unincorporated Covina" as many street postal addresses that fall under here end in one of those two cities.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Area code
- 626
Citrus’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Citrus.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Azusa (C−) is closest.
AzusaCovinaGlendoraCitrus
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus | #483 | C− | D− | — | C+ | B− |
| Azusa | #476 | C− | D− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Covina | #339 | C | D− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Glendora | #191 | B− | D− | C | A− | A− |
Citrus reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Citrus with a neighbor →
Questions about Citrus
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Citrus, CA a good place to live?
Citrus grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #483 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Citrus, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $632,000, 17% below the California 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−.