Citrus County vs Flagler County

A side-by-side comparison of Citrus County and Flagler County: population, income, housing, and more.

Citrus County and Flagler County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Citrus County has the higher population (158,693 vs 121,710 in Flagler County). Flagler County has the higher median household income ($72,923 vs $55,355 in Citrus County). Flagler County has the higher median home value ($333,400 vs $223,200 in Citrus County).

Population, income & housing

	Citrus County	Flagler County
Population	158,693	121,710
Median age	56.9 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,355	$72,923
Median home value	$223,200	$333,400
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,687
Housing units	83,417	58,520
Homeownership rate	84.8%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citrus County	Flagler County
Population	145,169 → 158,693 (+9.3%)	109,801 → 121,710 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$44,237 → $55,355 (+25.1%)	$54,514 → $72,923 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$131,500 → $223,200 (+69.7%)	$217,500 → $333,400 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,069 (+26.8%)	$1,255 → $1,687 (+34.4%)

Citrus County

Population

145,169158,693

Median household income

$44,237$55,355

Median home value

$131,500$223,200

Median gross rent

$843$1,069

Flagler County

Population

109,801121,710

Median household income

$54,514$72,923

Median home value

$217,500$333,400

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,687

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Citrus County	Flagler County
Under 5	3.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	19.7%	18.0%
75 and over	16.6%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citrus County	Flagler County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	73.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citrus County	Flagler County
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	38.0%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citrus County	Flagler County
Drove alone	76.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.1%	16.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citrus County	Flagler County
1-unit, detached	70.2%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Citrus County	Flagler County
Poverty rate	15.5%	9.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1989	2001