Citrus County vs Santa Rosa County

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

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

Santa Rosa County has the higher population (193,719 vs 158,693 in Citrus County). Santa Rosa County has the higher median household income ($88,968 vs $55,355 in Citrus County). Santa Rosa County has the higher median home value ($302,100 vs $223,200 in Citrus County).

Population, income & housing

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
Population	158,693	193,719
Median age	56.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,355	$88,968
Median home value	$223,200	$302,100
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,445
Housing units	83,417	78,275
Homeownership rate	84.8%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
Population	145,169 → 158,693 (+9.3%)	174,755 → 193,719 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$44,237 → $55,355 (+25.1%)	$67,949 → $88,968 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$131,500 → $223,200 (+69.7%)	$199,200 → $302,100 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,069 (+26.8%)	$1,129 → $1,445 (+28.0%)

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

Santa Rosa County

Population

174,755193,719

Median household income

$67,949$88,968

Median home value

$199,200$302,100

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
Under 5	3.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	11.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	19.7%	10.4%
75 and over	16.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	79.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
No high school diploma	9.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	38.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
Drove alone	76.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.1%	11.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
1-unit, detached	70.2%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Citrus County	Santa Rosa County
Poverty rate	15.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1989	1997