Citrus CityTX
This town of 2,395 people was 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.
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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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
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus City.
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Citrus City than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Citrus City who have obesity: 50%. Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Citrus City. Against the Texas average, Citrus City comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 24.
| 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
La Joya ISD runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Juarez-Lincoln H S, with 1,952 students. Its two schools are below.
| 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
A home in Citrus City is worth about $155K, on Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 4.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. Just over four fifths of Citrus City households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
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%). Nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line in Citrus City. Half of commuters travel 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Citrus City faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Nearly two fifths of Citrus City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by cold waves at 32%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Citrus City
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
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.
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
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.
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- 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+.
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