Citrus CityTX
A town of 2,395, founded in 1943.
Is Citrus City a good place to live?
Citrus City’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. Citrus City’s January low is 49°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 5 of Texas’ 998 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Only 49 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history. Citrus City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Citrus City stand out
Where Citrus City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | Citrus City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 57.1% | 19.3% |
Citrus City has grown 42% from 2010 to 2020
2,321 counted in 2010 and 3,291 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Citrus City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Citrus City is from typical.
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Moving to Citrus City: who provides what
Citrus City is unincorporated, so Hidalgo 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 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus City.
Citrus City stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor
46% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Citrus City, where Texas’ towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 19%. 21% of adults report frequent physical distress in Citrus City. Among 642 Texas towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Citrus City.
| Citrus City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Citrus City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.6% | 21.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 57.1% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Citrus City’s schools rank behind 65% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by La Joya ISD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Juarez-Lincoln H S, with 1,952 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Seguin ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 569 | D |
| Juarez-Lincoln H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,952 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Citrus City’s typical home value is about $155K
The typical Citrus City home is worth about $155,000, up 4.7% in a year, 48% below the Texas typical home. 82% of Citrus City households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Citrus City’s workers commute out
The top destinations are McAllen (18%), Mission (10%) and Edinburg (9%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Citrus City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Citrus City has mild winters and hot summers
Citrus City has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Citrus City’s July high is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Citrus City faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Citrus City. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena16 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena14 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
9 mi TheatreBorder Theater
12 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about Citrus City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Citrus City
About 4 of every 100 Citrus City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Citrus City for work
Where Citrus City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Citrus City
Census-designated place in Texas
Citrus City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,291 at the 2020 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded in 1943 during World War II by Howard Moffitt, a builder known for his vernacular Moffitt cottage architectural style, as part of a planned regional orange and grapefruit growing community. The local irrigation system proved to be too saline for fruit production, and the plans for a large town were revised. A few Moffitt houses survive in Citrus City.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 217 ft
- Area code
- 956
Questions about Citrus City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Citrus City, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.