Citrus Heights vs Rancho Cordova

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

Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova 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 80,656 in Rancho Cordova). Rancho Cordova has the higher median household income ($89,120 vs $77,167 in Citrus Heights). Rancho Cordova has the higher median home value ($451,400 vs $432,100 in Citrus Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
Population	87,036	80,656
Median age	38.3 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,167	$89,120
Median home value	$432,100	$451,400
Median gross rent	$1,764	$1,698
Housing units	34,977	28,694
Homeownership rate	60.3%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
Population	87,373 → 87,036 (-0.4%)	73,147 → 80,656 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$62,276 → $77,167 (+23.9%)	$65,307 → $89,120 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$297,700 → $432,100 (+45.1%)	$299,800 → $451,400 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,260 → $1,764 (+40.0%)	$1,212 → $1,698 (+40.1%)

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

Rancho Cordova

Population

73,14780,656

Median household income

$65,307$89,120

Median home value

$299,800$451,400

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
Under 5	5.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	17.3%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.3%
75 and over	7.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	46.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	4.2%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.5%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
No high school diploma	9.3%	10.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
Drove alone	71.0%	65.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.1%
Public transit	1.5%	1.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.3%	18.2%
Other means	1.4%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
1-unit, detached	58.6%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	6.8%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Citrus Heights	Rancho Cordova
Poverty rate	9.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1977	1979