Citrus City

Population: 2,740
Median home value: $98,000

Citrus City, a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, has 2,740 residents. Its median home value of $98,000 runs below the Hidalgo County figure of $124,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Citrus City's population declined 16.7% from 3,288 to 2,740, while its median home value rose 57.8% from $62,100 to $98,000.

64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2002.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,740
Median age: 26.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $98,000
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 701
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2882,740

Median household income

$16,818$26,971

Median home value

$62,100$98,000

Median gross rent

$638$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,288	$16,818	$62,100	$638
2020	2,957	$21,456	$69,100	$810
2021	2,941	$22,866	$81,600	$642
2022	2,920	$26,971	$93,000	$1,069
2023	2,740	—	$98,000	$991

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1729.7%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	3.9%
5 to 17	815	29.7%
18 to 24	371	13.5%
25 to 34	471	17.2%
35 to 44	361	13.2%
45 to 54	271	9.9%
55 to 64	245	8.9%
65 to 74	98	3.6%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54	2.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,664	97.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma50.0%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's12.2%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	723	50.0%
High school graduate	492	34.0%
Some college or associate's	176	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	55	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled18.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means7.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	653	62.4%
Carpooled	192	18.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	4.1%
Other means	79	7.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	196	19.5%
15 to 29 min	294	29.3%
30 to 44 min	472	47.1%
45 to 59 min	41	4.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.56
Poverty rate: 34.7% (952 of 2,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	519	86.4%
Nonfamily households	82	13.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	601	85.7%
Vacant	100	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	472	78.5%
Renter-occupied	129	21.5%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other33.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	449	64.1%
1-unit, attached	16	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	236	33.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4815028
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.3279, -98.3922