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Citrus County Florida
Located at the hub of Florida's Nature
Coast, 70 miles north of Tampa and 60 miles
northwest of Orlando, Citrus County rises
from the clear, azure waters of the Gulf or
Mexico in the west to the rolling green
pastures where thoroughbred horses graze in
the county's central region, and falls again
in the east to the streams, lakes, and thick
forest of the Withlacoochee region. On the
northern and eastern borders, the
Withlacoochee River presents 45 miles of
river front beauty and recreational
opportunity. northeast of Inverness, the
long, lazy Withlacoochee helps refresh the
Tsala Apopka chain of lakes, a 23,000 acre
bass-rich playground for fishermen and a
wetland home for a dozen species of bird and
mammal considered rare elsewhere in America.
Along US 19, bisecting western Citrus
County, a string of first and second
magnitude springs give birth to Citrus
County's other protean, crystal clear
rivers, including the Homosassa, the Chassahowitzka, and the Crystal. Flowing at
a constant temperature of 72 degrees, these
spring-spawned streams provide the
endangered West Indian Manatee, America's
largest fresh water mammal. with its favored
winter home. The people of Citrus County
take pride in assisting state and federal
efforts to protect this American cousin of
the elephant. large herds of manatees are
seen from December through March.
Few counties in Florida enjoy a more
salubrious year-round climate than Citrus.
Summer days average 82 degrees, moderated by
constant breezes from the lakes and the Gulf
of Mexico; while winter lows average 62
degrees, encouraging the dedicated gardener
to experiment with a wide variety of flowers
and vegetables every month of the year.
Rainfall averages 45 to 52 inches, most of
it falling during the summer months.
Below are complete statistics for Citrus
County Florida
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County Population: 118,085
County Houses: 62,204
Land area: 583.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 189.3 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment:
Educational, health and social services (21.0%),
Retail trade (15.3%), Construction (11.4%), Arts,
entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food
services (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in Citrus County:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100%
because Hispanics could be counted in other
races)
Median age: 52.6 years
Males: 48.0%, Females: 52.0%
Average wage per job in 2003: $27397
County population in 2003: 126678
Jobs in 2003: 31876
Total labor force in 2004: 47585
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%
Average household size in Citrus County: 2.20
Median household income: $31,001 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,400 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in 2000: $478
Institutionalized population: 1,634
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in
Citrus County in 2000: $727
Crime in 2004:
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 28
- Robberies: 15
- Assaults: 302
- Burglaries: 546
- Thefts: 1434
- Auto thefts: 159
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 2000: 1176 buildings, average cost:
$66,400
- 2001: 1201 buildings, average cost:
$64,800
- 2002: 1271 buildings, average cost:
$99,900
- 2003: 1850 buildings, average cost:
$169,900
- 2004: 2527 buildings, average cost:
$172,400
2004 Presidential Election results in Citrus
County:
Bush/Cheney: 56.9%
Kerry/Edwards: 42.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a
1-bedroom apartment in Citrus County is $461 a
month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a
month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $741 a
month.
Cities in this county include:
Homosassa Springs,
Beverly Hills,
Hernando,
Inverness,
Sugarmill Woods,
Inverness Highlands South,
Pine Ridge.
Notable locations in this county
outside city limits:
Notable locations in Citrus
County: North Inverness Junction, Crystal Manor,
The Rocks, Dunnellon Plaza, Chassahowitzka
National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, Electric
Substation-Citrus Springs # 3.
Shopping Center: Homosassa
Springs Shopping Center.
Churches in Citrus County
include: Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive
Missionary Baptist Church, New Second Bethel
Baptist Church, River Gardens Baptist Church,
Shiloh Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs
Witnesses, First Assembly of God.
Cemeteries: Stage Pond Cemetery,
Dampeir Cemetery, Red Level Cemetery, Shiloh
Cemetery.
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps:
Bull Sink, Henderson Lake, Cato Lake, Moon Lake,
Fort Cooper Lake, Tsala Apopka Lake, Freds Lake,
Connell Lake.
Rivers and creeks: Johnson
Creek, Price Creek, Rocky Creek, Potter Creek,
Game Creek, Bennetts Creek, Trout Creek, Baird
Creek, Twin Creek.
Parks in Citrus County include:
Fort Cooper State Park, Citrus Wildlife
Management Area, Crystal River Historic
Memorial.
Current college students: 2,722
People 25 years of age or older with a high school
degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's
degree or higher: 13.2%
Number of foreign born residents:
5,742 (67% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6
minutes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 39,360
- One, attached: 1,954
- Two: 873
- 3 or 4: 811
- 5 to 9: 957
- 10 to 19: 558
- 20 or more: 343
- Mobile homes: 17,212
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 136
Agriculture in Citrus County
Average size of farms: 109 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per
farm: $15293
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested
cropland: $1161.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod as a percentage of the total market value of
agricultural products sold: 33.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products
as a percentage of the total market value of
agricultural products sold: 28.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm:
$17614
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms:
8.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land
in farms: 19.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment
per farm: $28773
The percentage of farms operated by a family or
individual: 92.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of
all land in farms: 14.58
Vegetables: 117 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 388 acres
Citrus County historical area-adjusted tornado
activity is near Florida state average. It is 2.0
times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities
and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206
mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 2 people
and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in
damages.Total withdrawal of fresh water for
public supply: 13.97 millions of gallons per day
(all from ground)
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