Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 28,804 people live in this town, first settled in 1914.
The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $422K, 5.7 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Its strongest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 74% of the country. Incomes are another plus (B+): the median household earns $93K. Overall, that makes a C, better than just over a third of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 315th of 634 in Florida. Only 55 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Upper Tampa Bay Trail (Wilsky Trailhead), at 33 acres. Citrus Park’s January low is 50°F, near the Florida town median (51°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
24,252 counted in 2010 and 28,178 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Citrus Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 20,226 in 2000, 28,178 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 5 maps from 1947 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Citrus Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
9 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
40 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
10 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
Citrus Park is unincorporated, so Hillsborough 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 Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus Park.
The top destinations are Tampa (32%), Town 'n' Country (6%) and St. Petersburg (4%). Only 3% of working residents stay in Citrus Park for work; the rest commute out. In Citrus Park, nearly a quarter of workers work from home. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Three of its 13 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Hammock Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,154 | B− |
| Sports Leadership and Management Academy (TAMPA)Largest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 580 | C |
| Walker Middle Magnet SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,039 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The share of adults in Citrus Park who smoke cigarettes: 11%. This Florida town does better than the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Citrus Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.6% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.1% | 78.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Snow is a rarity. Its midsummer high is 91°F.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Citrus Park after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. 51 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1988. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 33% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Citrus Park.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Citrus Park | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Walkers can cover 2.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Citrus Park’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Logans Gate Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 2. Upper Tampa Bay Trail (Wilsky Trailhead) | — | 33 |
| 3. Carrollwod Meadows Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Citrus Park typically sold within 56 days of listing. Homes locally are typically worth about $422,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% above the Florida typical home. Its midpoint rent comes in at $1,891 a month.
| Citrus Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,891 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Citrus Park
About 8 of every 100 Citrus Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Citrus Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Citrus Park is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 28,178 at the 2020 census, up from 24,252 at the 2010 census.
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5 towns share a border with Citrus Park.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Park | #315 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Keystone | #234 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Northdale | #251 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Westchase | #144 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A+ |
| Carrollwood | #253 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Town 'n' Country | #396 | C | D | — | C+ | B |
Citrus Park, Keystone, Northdale, Westchase, Carrollwood and Town 'n' Country report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Citrus Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Citrus Park grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #315 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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