Carmichael vs Citrus Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Carmichael and Citrus Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Carmichael and Citrus Heights are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Citrus Heights has the higher population (87,036 vs 78,070 in Carmichael). Carmichael has the higher median household income ($84,376 vs $77,167 in Citrus Heights). Carmichael has the higher median home value ($541,500 vs $432,100 in Citrus Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
Population	78,070	87,036
Median age	41.0 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,376	$77,167
Median home value	$541,500	$432,100
Median gross rent	$1,595	$1,764
Housing units	33,117	34,977
Homeownership rate	52.0%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
Population	64,454 → 78,070 (+21.1%)	87,373 → 87,036 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$64,710 → $84,376 (+30.4%)	$62,276 → $77,167 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$380,200 → $541,500 (+42.4%)	$297,700 → $432,100 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,595 (+35.4%)	$1,260 → $1,764 (+40.0%)

Carmichael

Population

64,45478,070

Median household income

$64,710$84,376

Median home value

$380,200$541,500

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,595

Citrus Heights

Population

87,37387,036

Median household income

$62,276$77,167

Median home value

$297,700$432,100

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	17.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.8%
75 and over	9.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	66.8%
Black or African American	6.2%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	8.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
No high school diploma	7.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	20.4%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
Drove alone	67.7%	71.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.4%
Public transit	1.1%	1.5%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.3%	15.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
1-unit, detached	54.0%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	11.2%
20 or more units	16.8%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Carmichael	Citrus Heights
Poverty rate	11.2%	9.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1973	1977